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- Dictionaryref·uge/ˈrefyo͞oj/
noun
- 1. a condition of being safe or sheltered from pursuit, danger, or trouble: "he was forced to take refuge in the French embassy"
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The meaning of REFUGE is shelter or protection from danger or distress. How to use refuge in a sentence. Finding Refuge
(a place that gives) protection or shelter from danger, trouble, unhappiness, etc.: These people are seeking /taking refuge from persecution. The climbers slept in a mountain refuge. She had fled from her violent husband to a women's refuge. Fewer examples. Hundreds of dissidents are seeking refuge in the US embassy.
A refuge is a safe place, such as a building or even another country, as in "they sought refuge from the war by leaving their homeland," or it is a simple, personal place of comfort — like a friend's couch.
noun. shelter or protection, as from the weather or danger. any place, person, action, or thing that offers or appears to offer protection, help, or relief. accused of incompetence, he took refuge in lying. another name for traffic island.
1. uncountable noun. If you take refuge somewhere, you try to protect yourself from physical harm by going there. They took refuge in a bomb shelter. His home became a place of refuge for the believers. Synonyms: protection, security, shelter, harbour More Synonyms of refuge. 2. countable noun.
Definition of refuge. as in shelter. something (as a building) that offers cover from the weather or protection from danger hunting is strictly forbidden in the wildlife refuge. Synonyms & Similar Words. Relevance. shelter. sanctuary. retreat. haven. asylum. residence. oasis. harbor. lodging. abode. sanctum. bolt-hole. hideout. harborage. housing.
n. 1. shelter or protection, as from the weather or danger. 2. any place, person, action, or thing that offers or appears to offer protection, help, or relief: accused of incompetence, he took refuge in lying. 3. (Human Geography) another name for traffic island. vb. archaic to take refuge or give refuge to.
Something or someone turned to for safety or assistance; a recourse or resort. December 21, 2011, Helen Pidd, Europeans migrate south as continent drifts deeper into crisis, the Guardian: " Since its conception, the European Union has been a haven for those seeking refuge from war, persecution and poverty in other parts of the world.
noun. something or someone turned to for assistance or security; "his only recourse was the police"; "took refuge in lying" more. Synonyms of "refuge" in English dictionary. assist, shelter, sanctuary are the top synonyms of "refuge" in English thesaurus.
a person who has escaped from their own country for political, religious, or economic reasons or because of a war: Thousands of refugees fled across the border. Fewer examples. He had to show that he had a well-founded fear of persecution on religious or political grounds to qualify as a refugee.
