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S0572100 (sôrt)n.1. A group of persons or things of the same general character; a kind. See Usage Note at kind².2. Character or nature: books of a subversive sort.3. One that exemplifies the characteristics of or serves a similar function to another: "A large dinner-party ... made a sort of general introduction for her to the society of the neighbourhood" (George Eliot).4. A person; an individual: The clerk is a decent sort.5. Computers An operation that arranges data in a specified way: did an alphabetic sort on the columns of data.6. Archaic A way of acting or behaving: "in this sort the simple household lived / From day to day" (William Wordsworth).v. sort·ed, sort·ing, sorts v.tr.1. To place or arrange according to class, kind, or size; classify: sorted the books into boxes by genre. See Synonyms at arrange.2. To separate from others: sort the wheat from the chaff.v.intr.1. To make a search or examination of a collection of things: sorted through the laundry looking for a matching sock.2. To be or become arranged in a certain way.Phrasal Verb: sort out1. To separate from others: sorted out the books to be donated to the library.2. To clarify or resolve: She tried to sort out her problems.3. To bring or restore to health or good condition: A good night's sleep will sort you out.4. To reprimand or punish (someone) for a mistake or offense.Idioms: after a sort In a haphazard or imperfect way: managed to paint the chair after a sort.of sorts/a sort1. Of a mediocre or inferior kind: a constitutional government of a sort.2. Of one kind or another: knew many folktales of sorts. out of sorts1. Slightly ill.2. Irritable; cross: The teacher is out of sorts this morning. sort of Informal Somewhat; rather: "Gambling and prostitution ... have been prohibited, but only sort of" (George F. Will).

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin sors, sort-, lot; see ser- in Indo-European roots.]

sort′a·ble adj.sort′er n.

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(sɔːt) n1. a class, group, kind, etc, as distinguished by some common quality or characteristic2. 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. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) (often plural) printing any of the individual characters making up a fount of type5. archaic manner; way: in this sort we struggled home. 6. after a sort to some extent7. of sorts of a sort a. of an inferior kindb. of an indefinite kind8. out of sorts not in normal good health, temper, etc9. sort of informal a. (adverb) in some way or other; as it were; ratherb. (sentence substitute) used to express reservation or qualified assent: I’m only joking. Sort of. vb10. (tr) to arrange according to class, type, etc11. (tr) to put (something) into working order12. (Computer Science) (tr) to arrange (computer information) by machine in an order convenient to the computer user13. informal (foll by: with) to supply, esp with drugs14. (intr; foll by with, together, etc) archaic or dialect to associate, as on friendly terms15. (intr) archaic to agree; accord[C14: from Old French, from Medieval Latin sors kind, from Latin: fate] ˈsortable adj ˈsortably adv ˈsorter nUsage: See at kind²

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n. 1. a particular kind, class, or group; category: two sorts of people - rich and poor. 2. character, quality, or nature: friends of a nice sort. 3. an example of something that is undistinguished: He is a sort of poet. 4. manner, fashion, or way. 5. Print. any of the individual characters making up a font of type. 6. an instance of sorting. v.t. 7. to arrange according to kind or class: to sort socks. 8. to separate from other sorts (often fol. by out): to sort the good from the bad. 9. to assign to a particular class, group, etc. (often fol. by with, together, etc.): sorting people together indiscriminately. 10. to place (computerized data) in order, numerically or alphabetically. v.i. 11. Archaic. to suit; agree; fit. 12. sort out, a. evolve; turn out: Wait and see how things sort out. b. to put in order; clarify: After I sort things out here, I can leave. Idioms: 1. of sorts, of a mediocre or poor kind: a tennis player of sorts. Also, of a sort. 2. out of sorts, a. irritable or depressed. b. indisposed; ill. c. Print. short of certain characters of a font of type. 3. sort of, somewhat; rather. [1200–50; (n.) Middle English < Middle French sorte < Medieval Latin sort- (s. of sors) kind, allotted status, Latin: orig., voter's lot] sort′er, n. usage: See kind².

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a group having similar qualities; a crowd or flock. See also batch, set, suit.Examples: sort of benefit, 1578; of doves, 1687; of ewes, 1611; of figs, 1438; of gallants, 1598; of goodly knights, 1509; of raisins; of ships, 1681; of pretty tales, 1584; of traitors; a great sort of wives, 1529.

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Sort is used as a noun to talk about a class of people or things. Sort is a countable noun. After words like all and several, you use sorts.

There are all sorts of reasons why this is true.They sell several sorts of potatoes.

After sorts of you can use either the plural or singular form of a noun. For example, you can say 'They sell most sorts of shoes' or 'They sell most sorts of shoe'. The singular form is more formal.

There were five different sorts of biscuits.They attract two main sorts of investor.

After sort of you use the singular form of a noun.

I know you're interested in this sort of thing.'What sort of car did she get?' 'A sports car.'

In conversation, these and those are often used with sort. For example, people say 'I don't like these sort of jobs' or 'I don't like those sort of jobs'. This use is generally thought to be incorrect. Instead, you should say 'I don't like this sort of job' or 'I don't like that sort of job'.

They never fly in this sort of weather.I've had that sort of experience before.

In more formal English, you can also say 'I don't like jobs of this sort'.

A device of that sort costs a lot of money.

You can also use like this, like that, or like these after a noun. For example, instead of saying 'this sort of weather', you can say 'weather like this'.

I don't know why people say things like that.Cafés like these are found in every town in Britain.

Kind is used in a similar way to sort.

See kind

You can also use sort of to describe something in a vague or uncertain way.

See sort of - kind of

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Past participle: sorted
Gerund: sorting

Imperative
sort
sort

Present
I sort
you sort
he/she/it sorts
we sort
you sort
they sort

Preterite
I sorted
you sorted
he/she/it sorted
we sorted
you sorted
they sorted

Present Continuous
I am sorting
you are sorting
he/she/it is sorting
we are sorting
you are sorting
they are sorting

Present Perfect
I have sorted
you have sorted
he/she/it has sorted
we have sorted
you have sorted
they have sorted

Past Continuous
I was sorting
you were sorting
he/she/it was sorting
we were sorting
you were sorting
they were sorting

Past Perfect
I had sorted
you had sorted
he/she/it had sorted
we had sorted
you had sorted
they had sorted

Future
I will sort
you will sort
he/she/it will sort
we will sort
you will sort
they will sort

Future Perfect
I will have sorted
you will have sorted
he/she/it will have sorted
we will have sorted
you will have sorted
they will have sorted

Future Continuous
I will be sorting
you will be sorting
he/she/it will be sorting
we will be sorting
you will be sorting
they will be sorting

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been sorting
you have been sorting
he/she/it has been sorting
we have been sorting
you have been sorting
they have been sorting

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been sorting
you will have been sorting
he/she/it will have been sorting
we will have been sorting
you will have been sorting
they will have been sorting

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been sorting
you had been sorting
he/she/it had been sorting
we had been sorting
you had been sorting
they had been sorting

Conditional
I would sort
you would sort
he/she/it would sort
we would sort
you would sort
they would sort

Past Conditional
I would have sorted
you would have sorted
he/she/it would have sorted
we would have sorted
you would have sorted
they would have sorted

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	sort - a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality; "sculpture is a form of art"; "what kinds of desserts are there?"kind, form, varietycategory - a general concept that marks divisions or coordinations in a conceptual schemedescription - sort or variety; "every description of book was there"type - a subdivision of a particular kind of thing; "what type of sculpture do you prefer?"antitype - an opposite or contrasting typeart form - (architecture) a form of artistic expression (such as writing or painting or architecture)style - a particular kind (as to appearance); "this style of shoe is in demand"flavour, flavor - (physics) the six kinds of quarkscolour, color - (physics) the characteristic of quarks that determines their role in the strong interaction; "each flavor of quarks comes in three colors"species - a specific kind of something; "a species of molecule"; "a species of villainy"genus - a general kind of something; "ignore the genus communism"make, brand - a recognizable kind; "there's a new brand of hero in the movies now"; "what make of car is that?"genre - a kind of literary or artistic workilk, like - a kind of person; "We'll not see his like again"; "I can't tolerate people of his ilk"manner - a kind; "what manner of man are you?"model - a type of product; "his car was an old model"stripe - a kind or category; "businessmen of every stripe joined in opposition to the proposal"like, the like, the likes of - a similar kind; "dogs, foxes, and the like", "we don't want the likes of you around here"
	2.	sort - an approximate definition or example; "she wore a sort of magenta dress"; "she served a creamy sort of dessert thing"similarity - the quality of being similar
	3.	sort - a person of a particular character or nature; "what sort of person is he?"; "he's a good sort"individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"
	4.	sort - an operation that segregates items into groups according to a specified criterion; "the bottleneck in mail delivery is the process of sorting"sortingoperation - (computer science) data processing in which the result is completely specified by a rule (especially the processing that results from a single instruction); "it can perform millions of operations per second"
Verb	1.	sort - examine in order to test suitability; "screen these samples"; "screen the job applicants"screen out, sieve, screenchoose, pick out, select, take - pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives; "Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her"
	2.	sort - arrange or order by classes or categories; "How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?"class, classify, sort out, assort, separateunitise, unitize - separate or classify into units; "The hospital was unitized for efficiency"catalogue, catalog - make an itemized list or catalog of; classify; "He is cataloguing his photographic negatives"isolate - separate (experiences) from the emotions relating to themrefer - think of, regard, or classify under a subsuming principle or with a general group or in relation to another; "This plant can be referred to a known species"reclassify - classify anew, change the previous classification; "The zoologists had to reclassify the mollusks after they found new species"size - sort according to sizedichotomise, dichotomize - divide into two opposing groups or kindsstereotype, pigeonhole, stamp - treat or classify according to a mental stereotype; "I was stereotyped as a lazy Southern European"group - arrange into a group or groups; "Can you group these shapes together?"categorise, categorize - place into or assign to a category; "Children learn early on to categorize"grade - determine the grade of or assign a grade tonumber, count - put into a group; "The academy counts several Nobel Prize winners among its members"

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noun1. kind, type, class, make, group, family, order, race, style, quality, character, nature, variety, brand, species, breed, category, stamp, description, denomination, genus, ilk What sort of person is he?2. person, individual, type, customer (informal), soul, creature, human being, bloke (informal), chap (informal) He seemed to be just the right sort for the job.verb1. arrange, group, order, class, separate, file, rank, divide, grade, sequence, distribute, catalogue, classify, categorize, tabulate, systematize, put in order, assort He sorted the materials into their folders.2. resolve, answer, work out, clear up, crack, fathom, suss (out) (slang), find the solution to These problems have now been sorted.all sorts of various, varied, diverse, divers (archaic), assorted, miscellaneous, sundry It was used by all sorts of people.of sorts of a kind He has made a living of sorts selling pancakes from a van.out of sorts1. irritable, cross, edgy, tense, crabbed, snarling, prickly, snappy, touchy, bad-tempered, petulant, ill-tempered, irascible, cantankerous, tetchy, ratty (Brit. & N.Z. informal), testy, chippy (informal), fretful, grouchy (informal), peevish, crabby, dyspeptic, choleric, crotchety, oversensitive, snappish, ill-humoured, narky (Brit. slang), out of humour Lack of sleep can leave us feeling jaded and out of sorts.2. depressed, miserable, in low spirits, down, low, blue, sad, unhappy, gloomy, melancholy, mournful, dejected, despondent, dispirited, downcast, long-faced, sorrowful, disconsolate, crestfallen, down in the dumps (informal), down in the mouth (informal), mopy You are feeling out of sorts and unable to see the wood for the trees.3. unwell, ill, sick, poorly (informal), funny (informal), crook (Austral. & N.Z. informal), ailing, queer, unhealthy, seedy (informal), laid up (informal), queasy, infirm, dicky (Brit. informal), off colour, under the weather (informal), at death's door, indisposed, on the sick list (informal), not up to par, valetudinarian, green about the gills, not up to snuff (informal) At times, he has seemed lifeless and out of sorts.sort of rather, somewhat, as it were, slightly, moderately, in part, reasonably I sort of made my own happiness.sort someone out deal with, handle, cope with, take care of, see to, attend to The crucial skill you need to develop is sorting out the parents.sort something out1. resolve, work out, clear up, clarify, tidy up, put or get straight They have sorted out their trade and security dispute.2. organize, tidy, straighten out, put in order, arrange, catalogue, classify, categorize He carried out the usual checks and sorted out the paperwork.sort something out from something1. separate, determine, distinguish, differentiate, tell apart How do we sort out fact from fiction?2. sift, separate, pick out, select, segregate We need to sort out the genuine cases from the layabouts.

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nounA class that is defined by the common attribute or attributes possessed by all its members:breed, cast, description, feather, ilk, kind, lot, manner, mold, nature, order, species, stamp, stripe, type, variety.Informal: persuasion.verb1. To distribute into groups according to kinds.Also used with out:assort, categorize, class, classify, group, pigeonhole, separate.2. To put into a deliberate order:arrange, array, deploy, dispose, marshal, order, organize, range, systematize.3. To set apart (one kind or type) from others:separate, sift, winnow.

Translations

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sort

(soːt) noun a class, type or kind. I like all sorts of books; She was wearing a sort of crown.种类 verb to separate into classes or groups, putting each item in its place. She sorted the buttons into large ones and small ones.分类ˈsorter noun a person or machine that separates and arranges, especially letters, postcards etc. （邮局）分拣员，分拣器 of a sort / of sorts of a (usually poor) kind. She threw together a meal of sorts but we were still hungry afterwards. 较差的，蹩脚的 out of sorts1. slightly unwell. I felt a bit out of sorts after last night's heavy meal.不舒服的2. not in good spirits or temper. He's been a little out of sorts since they told him to stay at home.不高兴的sort of rather; in a way; to a certain extent. He was sort of peculiar!; I feel sort of worried about him. 有几分（地） sort out1. to separate (one lot or type of) things from a general mixture. I'll try to sort out some books that he might like. 选（拣）出 2. to correct, improve, solve etc. You must sort out your business affairs.改进3. to attend to, usually by punishing or reprimanding. I'll soon sort you out, you evil little man! 关照（贬义词）

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What sort of cheese? (UK) → 哪一种奶酪？

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Related to sort: sort out, Sort algorithm

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noun kind

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kind
type
class
make
group
family
order
race
style
quality
character
nature
variety
brand
species
breed
category
stamp
description
denomination
genus
ilk

noun person

Synonyms

person
individual
type
customer
soul
creature
human being
bloke
chap

verb arrange

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arrange
group
order
class
separate
file
rank
divide
grade
sequence
distribute
catalogue
classify
categorize
tabulate
systematize
put in order
assort

verb resolve

Synonyms

resolve
answer
work out
clear up
crack
fathom
suss (out)
find the solution to

phrase all sorts of

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various
varied
diverse
divers
assorted
miscellaneous
sundry

phrase of sorts

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of a kind

phrase out of sorts: irritable

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irritable
cross
edgy
tense
crabbed
snarling
prickly
snappy
touchy
bad-tempered
petulant
ill-tempered
irascible
cantankerous
tetchy
ratty
testy
chippy
fretful
grouchy
peevish
crabby
dyspeptic
choleric
crotchety
oversensitive
snappish
ill-humoured
narky
out of humour

phrase out of sorts: depressed

Synonyms

depressed
miserable
in low spirits
down
low
blue
sad
unhappy
gloomy
melancholy
mournful
dejected
despondent
dispirited
downcast
long-faced
sorrowful
disconsolate
crestfallen
down in the dumps
down in the mouth
mopy

phrase out of sorts: unwell

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unwell
ill
sick
poorly
funny
crook
ailing
queer
unhealthy
seedy
laid up
queasy
infirm
dicky
off colour
under the weather
at death's door
indisposed
on the sick list
not up to par
valetudinarian
green about the gills
not up to snuff

phrase sort of

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rather
somewhat
as it were
slightly
moderately
in part
reasonably

phrase sort someone out

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deal with
handle
cope with
take care of
see to
attend to

phrase sort something out: resolve

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resolve
work out
clear up
clarify
tidy up
put or get straight

phrase sort something out: organize

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organize
tidy
straighten out
put in order
arrange
catalogue
classify
categorize

phrase sort something out from something: separate

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separate
determine
distinguish
differentiate
tell apart

phrase sort something out from something: sift

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sift
separate
pick out
select
segregate

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noun a class that is defined by the common attribute or attributes possessed by all its members

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breed
cast
description
feather
ilk
kind
lot
manner
mold
nature
order
species
stamp
stripe
type
variety
persuasion

verb to distribute into groups according to kinds

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assort
categorize
class
classify
group
pigeonhole
separate

verb to put into a deliberate order

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arrange
array
deploy
dispose
marshal
order
organize
range
systematize

verb to set apart (one kind or type) from others

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separate
sift
winnow

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noun a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality

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kind
form
variety

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description
type
antitype
art form
style
flavour
flavor
colour
color
species
genus
make
brand
genre
ilk
like
manner
model
stripe
the like
the likes of

noun an approximate definition or example

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similarity

noun a person of a particular character or nature

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individual
mortal
person
somebody
someone
soul

noun an operation that segregates items into groups according to a specified criterion

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sorting

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operation

verb examine in order to test suitability

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screen out
sieve
screen

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choose
pick out
select
take

verb arrange or order by classes or categories

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class
classify
sort out
assort
separate

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unitize
catalogue
catalog
isolate
refer
reclassify
size
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stereotype
pigeonhole
stamp
group
categorise
categorize
grade
number
count

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phrase all sorts of

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phrase out of sorts: irritable

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phrase out of sorts: depressed

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phrase out of sorts: unwell

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phrase sort someone out

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phrase sort something out: resolve

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phrase sort something out: organize

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phrase sort something out from something: separate

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phrase sort something out from something: sift

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noun a class that is defined by the common attribute or attributes possessed by all its members

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verb to distribute into groups according to kinds

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verb to put into a deliberate order

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verb to set apart (one kind or type) from others

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noun a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality

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noun an approximate definition or example

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noun a person of a particular character or nature

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noun an operation that segregates items into groups according to a specified criterion

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verb examine in order to test suitability

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verb arrange or order by classes or categories

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