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noun
- 1. a category of things or people having some 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, class, etc.: "the mail was sorted" Similar
- 2. resolve (a problem or difficulty): "the problem with the engine was soon sorted" Similar
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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.
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 .
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.
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."
If you sort things, you separate them into different classes, groups, or places, for example so that you can do different things with them. He sorted the materials into their folders. [ VERB noun into noun ]
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. An automated system sorts large volumes of mail very quickly.
Definition of sort noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
