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- Dictionarysort/sɔːt/
noun
- 1. a category of things or people with a common feature; a type: "if only we knew the sort of people she was mixing with" Similar
- 2. the arrangement of data in a prescribed sequence.
verb
- 1. arrange systematically in groups; separate according to type: "the mail was sorted" Similar
- 2. resolve (a problem or difficulty): "the problem with the engine was soon sorted" Similar
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A person might say a sort of or sort of when describing something about which the person does not have a clear or exact knowledge: He’s a sort of agent for athletes , but not officially . She’s sort of running the company , I think , but her parents are still involved .
The meaning of SORT is a group set up on the basis of any characteristic in common : class, kind. How to use sort in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Sort.
Sort definition: a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature. See examples of SORT used in a sentence.
to arrange things into different groups or types or into an order: They sort the paper into white and coloured for recycling. The names are sorted alphabetically. More examples. be sorted/get sth sorted UK informal.
a class, group, kind, etc, as distinguished by some common quality or characteristic. 2. informal. type of character, nature, etc. he's a good sort. 3. a more or less definable or adequate example. it's a sort of review. 4. (often plural) printing. any of the individual characters making up a fount of type.
Definition of sort noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
A sort is a type or a kind of something, or the act of categorizing things. If you’re an organized sort of person, sort your clothes by color. If you’re the disorganized sort, just chuck them all over the floor. The noun sort can mean a category or example, or even a type of person, as in "My sister is a generous sort."
