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to resort to
01
to do something negative to achieve a goal, often when there are no better options available
Transitive: to resort to doing sth
Grammatical Information
Composition
phrasal
Action verb
Regular
Inseparable
Particle
to
Base verb
resort
Present tense
resort to
3rd person singular
resorts to
Present participle
resorting to
Past simple
resorted to
Past participle
resorted to
Examples
The team resorted to using a controversial strategy to win the game.
