REFUGE


Meaning of REFUGE in English

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ safe

▪ temporary

▪ wildlife

▪ mountain

a monk living in a mountain ~

▪ last ( figurative )

They looked to the country as the last ~ of liberty.

▪ welcome

Many children consider the facility a welcome ~.

VERB + REFUGE

▪ take

They took ~ in the embassy.

▪ look for , seek

They sought ~ in the mountains.

▪ find

They were hoping to find a safe ~ for the night.

They found ~ from the bright sun.

▪ become

a town that became a ~ for a number of dissident artists

▪ create , establish

▪ open

▪ give (sb) , offer (sb) , provide (sb with)

PREPOSITION

▪ ~ against ( figurative )

Home is a ~ against the pressures of work.

▪ ~ from

The cave provided ~ from the storm.

PHRASES

▪ a place of ~

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