refuge B2 Topic:Safety & Risk US /ˈɹɛfjuːd͡ʒ/ See IPA manual Freq #7669 Meanings 1 noun A safe place where you are protected from danger or trouble. They found refuge from the storm in an old barn. 2 noun Something or someone you turn to for comfort or safety. For many years, music was her refuge during hard times. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a safe place where you are... asylumsanctuaryshelter 2 noun · something or someone you... recourse More bieldhavenzoar Word family Forms refuges Derived forms microrefugeombrifugerefugeerefugelessrefugitiverefugium Etymology AI details From Middle English refuge, from Old French refuge, from Latin refugium, from re- + fugiō (“flee”). Doublet of refugium. *bʰewg- Proto-Indo-European refuge Middle English refugium Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Safety & Risk External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # refuge **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈɹɛfjuːd͡ʒ/ **Frequency rank:** 7669 ## Meanings 1. A safe place where you are protected from danger or trouble. 2. Something or someone you turn to for comfort or safety. ## Examples - They found refuge from the storm in an old barn. - For many years, music was her refuge during hard times. ## Synonyms - asylum - bield - haven - sanctuary - shelter - zoar ## Derived Forms - microrefuge - ombrifuge - refugee - refugeless - refugitive - refugium ## Roots and Affixes - Root: *bʰewg- - Root: refuge - Root: refugium ## Etymology From Middle English refuge, from Old French refuge, from Latin refugium, from re- + fugiō (“flee”). Doublet of refugium. ## AI Etymology Refuge comes from Middle English refuge, from Old French refuge, from Latin refugium, from re- + fugiō (“flee”). Doublet of refugium. Modern senses include a safe place where you are protected from danger or trouble. and something or someone you turn to for comfort or safety.. The wider word family includes derivatives such as microrefuge, ombrifuge, refugee, refugeless, refugitive, and refugium. ## Topics - Safety & Risk markdown