Definition of 'refuge'
Word forms: plural refuges
1. uncountable noun
2. countable noun
3. uncountable noun
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refuge in British English
verb
4. archaic
to take refuge or give refuge to
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Word origin
C14: via Old French from Latin refugium, from refugere to flee away, from re- + fugere to escape
Word Frequency
refuge in American English
noun
1.
shelter or protection from danger, difficulty, etc.
2.
a person or thing that gives shelter, help, or comfort
4.
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈrefuged or ˈrefuging
5. Archaic
to give refuge to
verb intransitive
6. Archaic
to take refuge
SIMILAR WORDS: ˈshelter
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Word Frequency
refuge in American English
(ˈrefjuːdʒ) (verb -uged, -uging)
noun
1.
shelter or protection from danger, trouble, etc
to take refuge from a storm
2.
a place of shelter, protection, or safety
intransitive verb
SYNONYMS 1. security, safety. 2. asylum, retreat, sanctuary, haven, stronghold.5. archaic
to take refuge
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Word origin
[1350–1400; ME ‹ MF ‹ L refugium, equiv. to refug(ere) to turn and flee, run away (re- re- + fugere to flee; see fugitive) + -ium -ium]Examples of 'refuge' in a sentence
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refuge
British English: refuge
/ˈrɛfjuːdʒ/ NOUN
If you take refuge somewhere, you try to protect yourself from physical harm by going there.
They took refuge in a shelter.
- American English: refuge /ˈrɛfyudʒ/
- Arabic: مَلْجَأ
- Brazilian Portuguese: refúgio
- Chinese: 庇护
- Croatian: utočište
- Czech: útočiště
- Danish: tilflugtssted
- Dutch: toevluchtsoord
- European Spanish: refugio
- Finnish: turvapaikka
- French: refuge
- German: Zuflucht
- Greek: καταφύγιο
- Italian: rifugio
- Japanese: 避難所
- Korean: 피난처
- Norwegian: tilflukt
- Polish: schronienie
- European Portuguese: refúgio
- Romanian: refugiu
- Russian: убежище
- Latin American Spanish: refugio
- Swedish: tillflykt
- Thai: ที่หลบภัย
- Turkish: sığınak
- Ukrainian: притулок
- Vietnamese: nơi trú ẩn
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