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re-sort

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/riːˈsɔːt/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(rē sôrt′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
re-sort  (rē sôrt′),USA pronunciation v.t. 
  1. to sort or arrange (cards, papers, etc.) again.
  • re- + sort 1885–90

re•sort  (ri zôrt′),USA pronunciation v.i. 
  1. to have recourse for use, help, or accomplishing something, often as a final available option or resource:to resort to war.
  2. to go, esp. frequently or customarily:a beach to which many people resort.

n. 
  1. a place to which people frequently or generally go for relaxation or pleasure, esp. one providing rest and recreation facilities for vacationers:a popular winter resort.
  2. habitual or general going, as to a place or person.
  3. use of or appeal to some person or thing for aid, satisfaction, service, etc.;
    resource:to have resort to force; a court of last resort.
  4. a person or thing resorted to for aid, satisfaction, service, etc.
  • Old French ressort, derivative of ressortir
  • Latin sortīrī to draw lots, though sense development unclear; (noun, nominal) Middle English
  • Old French resortir, equivalent. to re- re- + sortir to go out, leave, escape, perh. ultimately
  • (verb, verbal) Middle English resorten 1325–75

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
re-sort /riːˈsɔːt/ vb
  1. (transitive) to sort again
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