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to resort to
[phrase form: resort]
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
Action verb
Regular
Inseparable
Present tense
resort to
3rd person singular
resorts to
Past simple
resorted to
Past participle
resorted to
Examples
The team resorted to using a controversial strategy to win the game.
