resource English · revision 5539

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=borrowing|attested=1611|origins=la resurgere}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: UK /rɪˈzɔːs/, /rɪˈsɔːs/, /ˈriː.sɔːs/, US /ˈriː.sɔːrs/, /rɪˈsɔːrs/^(Roach et al. 2011)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[bor|fr|ressource]], earlier ressourse,^(Barnhart 1988)^(Hoad 1986)^(SOED 2002) a noun use of the feminine past participle of Old French resourdre “to rise again, recover”,^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988)^(MWU 2024) from [[la|resurgere|t=to rise again]].^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988)^(Hoad 1986) It is related to [[resurgent]] and [[resurrection]].^(Barnhart 1988)^(MWU 2024)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ A means of supplying a want, a stock that can be drawn on: 1611, in Cotgrave's Dictionary.^(Barnhart 1988)^(OED 1989)^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ The possibility of help, often with a negative (''without resource''), and an expedient or device are both from 1697 in the OED, the 1690s in Etymonline.^(OED 1989)^(Etymonline) A means of relaxation or amusement is from 1752.^(OED 1989) The plural ''resources'', a country's wealth and means of support, is from 1779.^(OED 1989)^(Barnhart 1988) Skill in meeting difficulties is from 1853,^(OED 1989)^(Barnhart 1988) and ''resourceful'' from 1851.^(Barnhart 1988) The verb, to supply with resources, is from 1975.^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1611 – a stock or supply.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1697 – an expedient.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1779 – a country's resources.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1853 – skill in meeting difficulties.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1975 – the verb.^(Barnhart 1988)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # ''(often resources)'' A supply of [[money]], materials, people or other things that can be used when needed.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # ''(resources)'' A country's natural wealth, such as minerals or land.^(Collins 2023)

+ # Something that can be used for help or support: ''the library is a useful resource''.^(AHD)

+ # The ability to deal well with difficulties.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

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+ ===Verb===

+ # To provide with the money or materials needed.^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[resourceless]]

+ * [[resourcelessness]]

+ * [[resourceful]]

+ * [[human resources]]

+ * [[natural resource]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[source]]

+ * [[resurgent]]

+ * [[resurrection]]

+ * [[surge]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}