recourir

Meaning

1. (intransitive) to run again, to race again
2. (intransitive) to resort
3. (intransitive) to turn [with à ‘to a person’] (for help, etc.)

Concepts

resort

appeal

fall back

recur

rely on

rerun

return

run

refer back

cling to

Synonyms

s’adresser

avoir recours

s’accrocher à

faire appel

se raccrocher

compter sur qq

s’appuyer

implorer

Translations

recorrer

ricorrere

recurrir

καταφεύγω

προσφεύγω

verfallen

verlegen

sich festhalten

sich anklammern

zurückgreifen

rekurrieren

auf etwas zurückgreifen

ξανατρέχω

correre di nuovo

confugio

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʁə.ku.ʁiʁ/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: recurrō

Inherited from Old French: -

In summary

From re- + courir, with some senses from Latin recurrere. Found in Old French as recourre, recorre.