AS A FIRST (OR LAST OR FINAL) RESORT

Meaning of AS A FIRST (OR LAST OR FINAL) RESORT in English

as a first ( or last or final) resort

before anything else is attempted (or when all else has failed).

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Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

OR — I. _ə(r), (|)ȯ(ə)r, (|)ȯ(ə), in southern US also (|)ä(r) conjunction Etymology: Middle English other, or, from Old English oththe, oththa, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OR — or S1 W1 /ə; strong ɔː $ ər strong ɔːr/ BrE AmE conjunction [ Language: Old English ; Origin: oththe …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OR — 1.conj. 1. a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Oxford English vocab
OR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use or to link two …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OR
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
OR — I союз или, иначе Make haste or else you will be late. ≈ Торопитесь, иначе вы опоздаете. or so ≈ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
OR — or.ogg _I ɔ: n геральд. цвет золота _II ɔ:,ə cj 1. связывает два или несколько предложений или однородных членов предложения, …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
OR — I союз или, иначе Make haste or else you will be late. ≈ Торопитесь, иначе вы опоздаете. or so ≈ …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
FINAL — adj final; causa final final cause n [Mus.] finale
Interlingua English vocab
RESORT — I. rə̇ˈzȯ(ə)r]t, rēˈz-, -ȯ(ə)] sometimes -ˈsȯ-; usu ]d.+V\ noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, resource, jurisdiction …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LAST
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FIRST — I. ˈfərst, ˈfə̄st, ˈfəist adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English fyrst; akin to Old High German & Old Saxon …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FINAL
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AS — I. əz, (ˈ)az adverb Etymology: Middle English as, alse, alswa, adverb & conjunction, from Old English alswā, ealswā, ælswā just …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RESORT — (v.) The act of going to, or making application; a betaking one's self; the act of visiting or seeking; recourse; …
Английский словарь Webster
FINAL — (a.) Conclusive; decisive; as, a final judgment; the battle of Waterloo brought the contest to a final issue.
Английский словарь Webster
RESORT — ( v. ) The act of going to, or making application; a betaking one's self; the act of visiting or …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
RESORT — /ri zawrt"/ , v.i. 1. to have recourse for use, help, or accomplishing something, often as a final available option …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LAST — last 1 /last, lahst/ , adj. a superl. of late with later as compar. 1. occurring or coming after all …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FIRST — — firstness , adj. /ferrst/ , adj. 1. being before all others with respect to time, order, rank, importance, etc., …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FINAL — /fuyn"l/ , adj. 1. pertaining to or coming at the end; last in place, order, or time: the final meeting …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AS — as 1 /az/ ; unstressed /euhz/ , adv. 1. to the same degree, amount, or extent; similarly; equally: I don't …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
RESORT — I. ri-ˈzȯrt noun Etymology: Middle English, return, source of aid, from Anglo-French, from resortir to rebound, resort, from re- + …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LAST — I. ˈlast verb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English lǣstan to last, follow; akin to Old English lāst footprint Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FIRST — I. ˈfərst adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English fyrst; akin to Old High German furist first, Old English faran …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FINAL — I. ˈfī-n ə l adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin finalis, from finis boundary, end Date: 14th century …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
RESORT — noun active power or movement; spring. 2. resort ·vi to fall back; to revert. 3. resort ·v that to which …
Webster English vocab
LAST — adj in conclusion; finally. 2. last ·noun the burden of a ship; a cargo. 3. last ·adj supreme; highest in …
Webster English vocab
FINAL — adj respecting an end or object to be gained; respecting the purpose or ultimate end in view. 2. final ·adj …
Webster English vocab
RESORT — [re.sort] n [ME, fr. MF, resource, recourse, fr. resortir to rebound, resort, fr. OF, fr. re- + sortir to escape, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LAST — [last] vb [ME, fr. OE laestan to last, follow; akin to OE last footprint] vi (bef. 12c) 1: to continue …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FIRST — [first] adj [ME, fr. OE fyrst; akin to OHG furist first, OE faran to go--more at fare] (bef. 12c): preceding …
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FINAL — [fi.nal] adj [ME, fr. MF, fr. L finalis, fr. finis boundary, end] (14c) 1 a: not to be altered or …
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LAST — last, Last BrE AmE lɑːst § læst AmE læst ▷ lasted ˈlɑːst ɪd § ˈlæst-, -əd AmE ˈlæst əd ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
FIRST — first BrE AmE fɜːst AmE fɝːst ▷ firsts fɜːsts AmE fɝːsts ▶ ˌ first ˈ aid BrE AmE ▶ ˌ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
FINAL — final BrE AmE ˈfaɪn ə l ▷ final|ly i ▷ final|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
LAST — I . *last / lɑːst; NAmE læst/ determiner , adverb , noun , verb —see also last (II) ■ determiner …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RESORT — / rɪˈzɔːt; NAmE rɪˈzɔːrt/ noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C ] a place where a lot of people …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FIRST — / fɜːst; NAmE fɜːrst/ determiner , ordinal number , adverb , noun ■ determiner , ordinal number 1. happening or …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FINAL — / ˈfaɪnl; NAmE / adjective , noun ■ adjective 1. [ only before noun ] being or happening at the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AS — / əz; NAmE ; strong form æz/ preposition , adverb , conjunction ■ preposition 1. used to describe sb/sth appearing …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RESORT — I. re ‧ sort 1 W3 /rɪˈzɔːt $ -ɔːrt/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LAST — I. last 1 S1 W1 /lɑːst $ læst/ BrE AmE determiner , adjective 1 . most recent or nearest to …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FIRST — I. first 1 S1 W1 /fɜːst $ fɜːrst/ BrE AmE adjective [ Language: Old English ; Origin: fyrst ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FINAL — I. fi ‧ nal 1 S1 W1 AC /ˈfaɪn ə l/ BrE AmE adjective [ Word Family: noun : ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AS — I. as 1 S1 W1 /əz; strong æz/ BrE AmE preposition , adverb [ Language: Old English ; Origin: eallswa …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
RESORT — n. & v. --n. 1 a place frequented esp. for holidays or for a specified purpose or quality (seaside resort; …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LAST — adj., adv., & n. --adj. 1 after all others; coming at or belonging to the end. 2 a most recent; …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FIRST — adj., n., & adv. --adj. 1 a earliest in time or order. b coming next after a specified or implied …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FINAL
Английский основной разговорный словарь
AS — adv., conj., & pron. --adv. & conj. (adv. as antecedent in main sentence; conj. in relative clause expressed or implied) …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
RESORT — n. & v. n. 1 a place frequented esp. for holidays or for a specified purpose or quality (seaside resort; …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LAST — adj., adv., & n. adj. 1 after all others; coming at or belonging to the end. 2 a most recent; …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FIRST — adj., n., & adv. adj. 1 a earliest in time or order. b coming next after a specified or implied …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FINAL
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
AS — adv., conj., & pron. adv. & conj. (adv. as antecedent in main sentence; conj. in relative clause expressed or implied) …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
RESORT — n. & v. --n. 1. a place frequented esp. for holidays or for a specified purpose or quality (seaside resort; …
Oxford English vocab
LAST — 1. adj., adv., & n. --adj. 1. after all others; coming at or belonging to the end. 2 a most …
Oxford English vocab
FIRST — adj., n., & adv. --adj. 1. a earliest in time or order. b coming next after a specified or implied …
Oxford English vocab
FINAL
Oxford English vocab
AS — 1. adv., conj., & pron. --adv. & conj. (adv. as antecedent in main sentence; conj. in relative clause expressed or …
Oxford English vocab
AS — I. CONJUNCTION AND PREPOSITION USES /əz, STRONG æz/ Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in …
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