resort
verb (used without object)
to have recourse for use, help, or accomplishing something, often as a final available option or resource.
will resort
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future tenseof resort.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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"We will resort, if necessary, to resistance and peaceful civil disobedience," he said.
From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026
“We thus doubt the BOE will resort to interest rate hikes.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 10, 2026
Lydia says the exposé has been "hilarious" although her mother feels it is a "shame people will resort to that in a local pub quiz".
From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2025
By necessity, more and more families will resort to an approach fairly common in immigrant cultures.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 21, 2025
It must be observed, however, that he makes no suggestion of truce or armistice,—he demands that firing shall be discontinued, or he will resort to certain steps.
From The Life of Nelson, Volume 2 The Embodiment of the Sea Power of Great Britain by A. T. (Alfred Thayer) Mahan
