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resorting

v.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ɹiˈsɔɹtɪŋ// re·sort·ing

v. doing something you do not really want to do because there are no other choices left. You use this when you are in a difficult situation and have to try a desperate plan.

v. turning to a strategy or course of action as a final option when other methods have failed. Present participle of 'resort'; describes the act of adopting an undesirable measure out of necessity.


SIMPLE

They are resorting to extreme measures to save money.

CONTEXTUAL

After the negotiations failed, the workers began resorting to strike action to make their voices heard.

COMPLEX

The government is resorting to emergency legislation to stabilize the economy, a move that critics argue bypasses necessary democratic oversight during a period of national crisis.

Synonyms
Usage

Intransitive; requires the preposition 'to' followed by a noun or gerund.

Pitfall

resorting at violenceresorting to violenceThe verb 'resort' always takes the preposition 'to' before the action being taken.

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