Sort - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- an approximate definition or example
she served a creamy sort of dessert thing
he's a good sort
verb
- arrange or order by classes or categories (syn: assort, class, classify, separate, sort out)
Extra examples
What sort of car do you drive?
He's not a bad sort.
She's not the sort to complain.
The program did a numeric sort of the data.
She started to sort the mail.
They sorted the winners from the losers.
The program can sort data alphabetically or numerically.
The students are sorted into three ability groups.
Sort out the washing into white and coloured materials.
I sorted the laundry.
His actions sort ill with his family's wishes.
What sort of shampoo do you use?
They play pop, rock, jazz, soul, all sorts in there.
I like all sorts of food - I'm not fussy.
On expeditions of this sort you have to be prepared for trouble.
Phrasal verbs
Word forms
I/you/we/they: sort
he/she/it: sorts
present participle: sorting
past tense: sorted
past participle: sorted
singular: sort
plural: sorts
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