USA HISTORY

SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732

THE MIDDLE COLONIES NEW YORK DELAWARE NEW JERSEY PENNSYLVANIA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What does the word refuge mean?
A
a safe place
B
a friend or partner
C
breadbasket
D
whaling
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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. Definitions of refuge. something or someone turned to for assistance or security. “took refuge in lying”

Detailed explanation-2: -: shelter or protection from danger or distress. : a place that provides shelter or protection. 3. : something to which one has recourse in difficulty.

Detailed explanation-3: -refuge. / (ˈrɛfjuːdʒ) / noun. shelter or protection, as from the weather or danger.

Detailed explanation-4: -We took refuge in [=we took shelter in, we went into] a nearby barn during the storm. = We found refuge from the storm in a nearby barn.

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