resort

== English == === Etymology 1 === From Middle English resorten, from Old French resortir (“to fall back, return, resort, have recourse, appeal”), back-formation from sortir (“to go out”). ==== Pronunciation ==== (non-rhotic) IPA(key): /ɹɪˈzɔːt/ (rhotic) IPA(key): /ɹɪˈzɔɹt/ Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)t ==== Noun ==== resort (plural resorts) A place where people go for recreation, especially one with facilities such as lodgings, entertainment, and a relaxing environment. Recourse, refuge (something or someone turned to for safety). (obsolete) A place where one goes habitually; a haunt. (government) A subdivision of Suriname; a division of the country's districts. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== → Japanese: リゾート (rizōto) → Korean: 리조트 (rijoteu) → Portuguese: resort → Spanish: resort → Thai: รีสอร์ท (rii-sɔ̀ɔt) → Vietnamese: resort ===== Translations ===== ==== Verb ==== resort (third-person singular simple present resorts, present participle resorting, simple past and past participle resorted) (intransitive) To have recourse (to), now especially from necessity or frustration. (intransitive) To fall back; to revert. (intransitive) To make one's way, go (to). ===== Derived terms ===== last resort ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From re- + sort. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˌɹiːˈsɔ(ɹ)t/ Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)t ==== Verb ==== resort (third-person singular simple present resorts, present participle resorting, simple past and past participle resorted) (transitive, intransitive) Alternative spelling of re-sort (which is the preferred spelling, to avoid needless homography) ===== Translations ===== ==== Noun ==== resort (plural resorts) Alternative spelling of re-sort. 1991, Dr. Dobb's journal: software tools for the professional programmer, Volume 16: "If further sorting is required, begin anew with opcode = 0. opcode = -3 may be set to build an index file following an initial sort with opcode set to 0, or a resort with opcode set to -1. === Etymology 3 === From French ressort. ==== Noun ==== resort (plural resorts) (obsolete) Active power or movement; spring. === Further reading === “resort”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “resort”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “resort”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. “resort”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. === Anagrams === Storer, Torres, retros, roster, sorter, storer == Czech == === Alternative forms === rezort === Etymology === Borrowed from German Ressort. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈrɛsort] IPA(key): [ˈrɛzort] === Noun === resort m inan province, department, section ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from English resort. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /riˈzɔrt/ Hyphenation: re‧sort Rhymes: -ɔrt === Noun === resort n (plural resorts, no diminutive) a resort (place with recreational environment for holidays) == Polish == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Ressort. First attested in 1852. Compare Silesian resōrt. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈrɛ.sɔrt/ Rhymes: -ɛsɔrt Syllabification: re‧sort === Noun === resort m inan (related adjective resortowy) government department Synonym: ministerstwo (colloquial) jurisdiction (power or right to exercise authority) Synonyms: dziedzina, kompetencje resort (place where people go for recreation, especially one with facilities such as lodgings, entertainment, and a relaxing environment) ==== Declension ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Kashubian: resort === References === === Further reading === “resort”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[3] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “resort”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[4] (in Polish) resort in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego == Portuguese == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English resort. === Pronunciation === === Noun === resort m (plural resorts) resort (a relaxing environment for people on vacation) === Further reading === “resort”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English resort. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /reˈsoɾt/ [reˈsoɾt̪] Rhymes: -oɾt Syllabification: re‧sort === Noun === resort m (plural resorts) resort (place for vacation) === Further reading === “resort”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Vietnamese == === Etymology === English resort. === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [zwi˨˩ sɔt̚˧˨ʔ], [zi˨˩ sɔt̚˧˨ʔ] (Huế) IPA(key): [ʐwɪj˦˩ ʂɔk̚˨˩ʔ] ~ [ʐwɪj˦˩ sɔk̚˨˩ʔ], [ʐɪj˦˩ ʂɔk̚˨˩ʔ] ~ [ʐɪj˦˩ sɔk̚˨˩ʔ] (Saigon) IPA(key): [ɹwɪj˨˩ ʂɔk̚˨˩˨] ~ [ɹwɪj˨˩ sɔk̚˨˩˨], [ɹɪj˨˩ ʂɔk̚˨˩˨] ~ [ɹɪj˨˩ sɔk̚˨˩˨] Phonetic spelling: ruỳ sọt, rì sọt === Noun === resort resort (place where people go for recreation, especially one with facilities such as lodgings, entertainment, and a relaxing environment) Synonym: khu nghỉ dưỡng