No. 15,554 in Russian
прибегнуть
"Прибегнуть" means "to resort to" in English.
In a sentence
Чтобы спасти компанию, он решил прибегнуть к помощи опытного консультанта.
To save the company, he decided to resort to the help of an experienced consultant.
Here, 'прибегнуть' is used to mean 'to resort to' or 'to turn to' a method or assistance in a challenging situation.
В критический момент ей пришлось прибегнуть к своим старым знаниям.
At a critical moment, she had to resort to her old knowledge.
In this context, 'прибегнуть' conveys the meaning of relying on something as a resource or tool in an urgent scenario.
Разработчики решили прибегнуть к новому подходу для исправления ошибок.
The developers decided to adopt a new approach to fix the bugs.
Here, 'прибегнуть' is used to indicate adopting or resorting to a specific strategy or solution.
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