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avoir recours

French, verb/a.vwaʁ ʁə.kuʁ/

avoir recours is a French verb meaning “to have recourse, to resort, to turn” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Avoir la possibilité de réclamer, de faire valoir un droit”.

What does avoir recours mean in English?

verb

  1. 1

    to have recourse, to resort, to turn

    avoir recours à la force

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

verb: 1. Avoir la possibilité de réclamer, de faire valoir un droit. 2. Utiliser, recourir, se servir de. 3. Utiliser, recourir, se servir de. 4. Utiliser, recourir, se servir de.

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

How do you pronounce avoir recours?

  • /a.vwaʁ ʁə.kuʁ/
  • \a.vwaʁ ʁə.kuʁ\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.