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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024as•sort•ed (ə sôr′tid),USA pronunciation adj. - consisting of different or various kinds;
miscellaneous:assorted flavors; assorted sizes. - consisting of selected kinds;
arranged in sorts or varieties:rows of assorted vegetables. - matched;
suited.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: assorted /əˈsɔːtɪd/ adj - consisting of various kinds mixed together; miscellaneous
- arranged in sorts; classified: assorted categories
- matched; suited (esp in the combinations well-assorted, ill-assorted)
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024as•sort•ment /əˈsɔrtmənt/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a collection of various kinds of things;
mixed collection. as•sort•ed, adj. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024as•sort (ə sôrt′),USA pronunciation v.t. - to distribute, place, or arrange according to kind or class;
classify; sort. - to furnish with a suitable assortment or variety of goods;
make up of articles likely to suit a demand. - [Archaic.]to group with others of the same or similar kind;
connect or identify as of a similar class; associate (usually fol. by with). v.i. - to agree in sort or kind;
be matched or suited. - to associate;
consort.
- Middle French assorter. See as-, sort
- 1480–90
as•sort′a•tive, as•sort′ive, adj. as•sort′a•tive•ly, adv. as•sort′er, n. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024as•sort•ment (ə sôrt′mənt),USA pronunciation n. - the act of assorting;
distribution; classification. - a collection of various kinds of things;
a mixed collection.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: assort /əˈsɔːt/ vb - (transitive) to arrange or distribute into groups of the same type; classify
- (intransitive) usually followed by with: to fit or fall into a class or group; match
- (transitive) to supply with an assortment of merchandise
- (transitive) to put in the same category as others; group
Etymology: 15th Century: from Old French assorter, from sorte sortasˈsortative, asˈsortive adj |