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/rɪˈzɔrt/

/rɪˈzɔːt/

verb Regular verbresort resorted

1 (bir şeye) başvurmak, (-mek) zorunda kalmak

Definition (English)

To do something you would rather not do, because there is no other way to deal with a problem.

Example Sentences

I hope we won't have to resort to legal action.

Umarım yasal yollara başvurmak zorunda kalmayız.
When nobody answered her emails, she resorted to phoning every day.

E-postalarına kimse cevap vermeyince her gün telefon etmek zorunda kaldı.

Verb Forms Regular

Base resort

/rɪˈzɔrt/

Past resorted

/rɪˈzɔrtɪd/

Participle resorted

/rɪˈzɔrtɪd/

Spelling rule

Add ‑edresort → resorted

Fiilin sonuna -ed eklenir.

Same rule: work → worked · want → wanted · help → helped

Pronunciation of -ed

/t/worked /d/played /ɪd/wanted

Fiil /t/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed ayrı bir hece olur ve /ɪd/ okunur. resorted /rɪˈzɔrtɪd/

Synonyms

turn tofall back onhave recourse to

Collocations

resort to somethingresort to doing somethingresort to violenceresort to forceresort to legal actionresort to desperate measureswithout resorting to something

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