resource.
Something that one uses to achieve an objective, e.g. raw materials or personnel.
Meaning & usage
Something that one uses to achieve an objective, e.g. raw materials or personnel.
A person's capacity to deal with difficulty.
a man or woman of resource
Something that can be used to help achieve an aim, especially a book, equipment, etc. that provides information for teachers and students.
Hardware or software that is accessible by a computer, network, or another object connected to a computer.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Middle French ressource, from Old French resourse, resource (“a source, spring”), from resourdre, from Latin resurgō (“to rise again, spring up anew”). Equivalent to re- + source. See resourd, resurgent, source.
To supply with resources.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Middle French ressource, from Old French resourse, resource (“a source, spring”), from resourdre, from Latin resurgō (“to rise again, spring up anew”). Equivalent to re- + source. See resourd, resurgent, source.
To source anew or differently; to find or provide a new source for.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English source English resource From re- + source.
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