Refuge — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a safe place

something or someone turned to for assistance or security

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˈɛfjuːdʒ/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˈɛfjuːdʒ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˈɛfjuːdʒ/

2 syllables Say it as /ɹˈɛfjuːdʒ/.

Examples

He ran to safety
his only recourse was the police
took refuge in lying

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

asylum safety sanctuary resort recourse

Parts of Speech

noun	a safe place “He ran to safety”
noun	something or someone turned to for assistance or security “his only recourse was the police”
noun	a shelter from danger or hardship
noun	act of turning to for assistance “have recourse to the courts”

Word Forms

resort

verb

have recourse to

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Zuflucht

ein sicherer Ort

🇪🇸Spanish

refugio

un lugar seguro

🇮🇹Italian

rifugio

un posto sicuro

🇳🇱Dutch

toevluchtsoord

een veilige plek

🇵🇹Portuguese

refúgio

um lugar seguro

🇷🇺Russian

убежище

безопасное место

India

🇮🇳Hindi

शरण

एक सुरक्षित जगह

🇧🇩Bengali

আশ্রয়

একটি নিরাপদ জায়গা

🇮🇳Tamil

அடைக்கலம்

ஒரு பாதுகாப்பான இடம்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఆశ్రయం

సురక్షితమైన ప్రదేశం

🇮🇳Marathi

आश्रय

एक सुरक्षित जागा

🇮🇳Gujarati

આશ્રય

સલામત સ્થળ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಆಶ್ರಯ

ಸುರಕ್ಷಿತ ಸ್ಥಳ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അഭയം

ഒരു സുരക്ഷിത സ്ഥലം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪਨਾਹ

ਇੱਕ ਸੁਰੱਖਿਅਤ ਜਗ੍ਹਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

پناہ

ایک محفوظ جگہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

避难所

一个安全的地方

🇯🇵Japanese

避難

安全な場所

🇰🇷Korean

피난

안전한 장소

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nơi trú ẩn

một nơi an toàn

🇹🇭Thai

ที่หลบภัย

สถานที่ที่ปลอดภัย

🇮🇩Indonesian

tempat berlindung

tempat yang aman

🇵🇭Filipino

kanlungan

isang ligtas na lugar

🇲🇾Malay

tempat perlindungan

tempat yang selamat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

لجأ

مكان آمن

🇮🇷Persian

پناهگاه

یک مکان امن

🇹🇷Turkish

sığınak

güvenli bir yer

🇮🇱Hebrew

מִקְלָט

מקום בטוח

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What is the primary definition of the word 'refuge'?

The primary meaning of 'refuge' is 'a safe place'.

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

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

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

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