sort

[US]/sɔːt/
[UK]/sɔːrt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. category; manner; quality
vi. classify; associate; coordinate
vt. classify; arrange in order; select something.

Phrases & Collocations

sort out

sort by

sort through

sort into

sort alphabetically

sort of

some sort of

of sorts

of a sort

quick sort

sort order

bubble sort

out of sorts

insertion sort

heap sort

merge sort

selection sort

in some sort

sort ascending

a good sort

sort descending

Example Sentences

a sort of unitary wholeness.

a gloomy, liverish sort of man

I hate this sort of drip.

a neutral sort of person

He is a futile sort of person.

quite a homely sort of body

He's a friendly sort of fellow.

He said it sort of nervously.

A hammer is a sort of tool.

Bamboo is a sort of hollow plant.

the sort of girls' school that is now extinct.

that young man is the sort to fly high.

this seems a rum sort of go.

there was this funny smell—sort of dusty like.

sorting through the jungle of regulations.

a pretty sorted kind of bloke.

she fell into a sort of luxurious sprawl.

all sorts of weird and wonderful characters.

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