Recourse — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

act of turning to for assistance

something or someone turned to for assistance or security

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹᵻkˈɔːɹs/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹɪkˈɔːs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹɪkˈɔːs/

2 syllables Say it as /ɹᵻkˈɔːɹs/.

Examples

have recourse to the courts
an appeal to his uncle was his last resort
his only recourse was the police

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

refuge resort

Parts of Speech

noun	act of turning to for assistance “have recourse to the courts”
noun	something or someone turned to for assistance or security “his only recourse was the police”

Word Forms

resort

verb

have recourse to

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Rückgriff

Akt, sich um Hilfe zu bitten

🇫🇷French

recours

acte de se tourner vers pour obtenir de l'aide

🇪🇸Spanish

recurso

acto de acudir en busca de ayuda

🇮🇹Italian

ricorso

atto di rivolgersi per assistenza

🇳🇱Dutch

verhaal

daad van het wenden tot hulp

🇵🇹Portuguese

recurso

ato de pedir ajuda

🇷🇺Russian

обращение за помощью

India

🇮🇳Hindi

एक मार्ग

सहायता के लिए मुड़ने की क्रिया

🇧🇩Bengali

অবলম্বন

সাহায্যের জন্য বাঁক

🇮🇳Tamil

ஆதாரம்

உதவிக்காக திரும்பும் செயல்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఆశ్రయించు

సహాయం కోసం తిరిగే చర్య

🇮🇳Marathi

सहारा

मदतीसाठी वळण्याची क्रिया

🇮🇳Gujarati

આશ્રય

સહાય માટે તરફ વળવાનું કાર્ય

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅವಲಂಬನೆ

ಸಹಾಯಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ತಿರುಗುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ആശ്രയം

സഹായത്തിനായി തിരിയുന്ന പ്രവൃത്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਹਾਰਾ

ਸਹਾਇਤਾ ਲਈ ਮੁੜਨ ਦੀ ਕਾਰਵਾਈ

🇵🇰Urdu

سہارا

مدد کے لیے رجوع کرنے کا عمل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

追索权

寻求帮助的行为

🇯🇵Japanese

救済

助けを求める行為

🇰🇷Korean

의지하다

도움을 청하는 행위

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự truy đòi

hành động quay sang để được giúp đỡ

🇹🇭Thai

การขอความช่วยเหลือ

การหันไปขอความช่วยเหลือ

🇮🇩Indonesian

jalan lain

tindakan meminta bantuan

🇲🇾Malay

jalan balik

tindakan meminta bantuan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

اللجوء

فعل اللجوء للحصول على المساعدة

🇮🇷Persian

توسل

عمل مراجعه به کمک

🇹🇷Turkish

başvuru

yardım için başvurma eylemi

🇮🇱Hebrew

פְּנִיָה

פעולה של פנייה לקבלת סיוע

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The primary meaning of 'recourse' is 'act of turning to for assistance'.

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Using 'recourse' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'recourse' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'recourse' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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