🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

리조트

Pronunciation / Transliteration: rijoteu

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Resort/rɪˈzɔːrt/
nounverbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1450 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"가족은 여름 휴가를 리조트에서 보내기로 결정했습니다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To turn to or adopt a course of action, often as a last resort.

    "When all else fails, we may have to resort to drastic measures."
As noun
  1. 1

    A place where people go for relaxation or recreation, often a hotel or a vacation destination.

    "The family decided to spend their summer vacation at a beach resort."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Middle French verb 'resorter', meaning 'to go back' or 'to jurisdiction', originating from 're-' (again) + 'sortir' (to go out, leave). Over time, the meaning evolved in English to denote a place one repeatedly goes to for relaxation or a final course of action.

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