refuge
pronunciation
How to pronounce refuge in British English:
UK [ˈrefjuːdʒ]
How to pronounce refuge in American English:
US [ˈrefjuːdʒ]
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- Noun:
- a safe place
- something or someone turned to for assistance or security
- a shelter from danger or hardship
- act of turning to for assistance
Word Origin
- refuge
- refuge: [14] A refuge is etymologically a place one ‘flees’ to in order to get away from danger. The word comes via Old French refuge from Latin refugium, a derivative of refugere. This was a compound verb formed from the prefix re- ‘away’ and fugere ‘flee’ (source of English fugitive [14] and fugue [16]). The derivative refugee [17] is an adaptation of refugié, the past participle of modern French refugier ‘take refuge’.=> fugitive, refugee
- refuge (n.)
- "shelter or protection from danger or distress," late 14c., from Old French refuge "hiding place" (12c.), from Latin refugium "a taking refuge; place to flee back to," from re- "back" (see re-) + fugere "to flee" (see fugitive (adj.)) + -ium "place for."
Example
- 1. Mariam said she felt fortunate to have found refuge .
- 2. Mr zelaya found refuge in the brazilian embassy in the capital .
- 3. Instead , governments are seeking refuge in symbolic gestures .
- 4. Use the time as a refuge from the rest of the world .
- 5. We must choose risk over refuge .