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I UK [sɔː(r)t] / US [sɔrt] noun
Word forms "sort":
singular sort plural sorts

1)

a) [countable] a group of people or things with the same qualities or features

What sort are you looking for?

sort of:

In that sort of situation Tom tends to panic.

of some sort/some sort of:

Is this a joke of some sort?

all sorts of:

He was asking us all sorts of questions about you.

of this/that sort:

Mistakes of this sort happen every day.

b) [singular] a particular type of person

Jane won't be able to keep quiet about it – she's not the sort.

2) [singular/uncountable] computing the process by which a computer arranges information in a particular order, for example by date or number, or in alphabetical order

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- of sorts

- out of sorts

- sort of

- that sort of thing

See:

take I

II UK [sɔː(r)t] / US [sɔrt] verb [transitive]
Word forms "sort":
present tense I/you/we/they sort he/she/it sorts present participle sorting past tense sorted past participle sorted

1) to arrange things in groups or in a particular order, for example by date, importance, size, or colour

sort something by something:

Once the data is collected, the computer will sort it by date.

sort something into something:

Sort the letters into three piles.

2) British informal to solve a problem or deal with someone or something successfully

Don't worry about the bill. I'll sort it.

get something sorted:

Did you get the tickets sorted?

Phrasal verbs:

- sort out

- sort through