Meaning

4 senses

  1. (transitive)To sort or arrange according to characteristic or class.

    сортироватьsortirovatʹ, подбира́тьpodbirátʹ, группироватьgruppirovatʹ

  2. (intransitive)To be of a kind with, to harmonise or match.

  3. (intransitive)To be associated with; to consort with.

    согласова́тьсяsoglasovátʹsja, согласо́выватьсяsoglasóvyvatʹsja, гармони́роватьgarmonírovatʹ

  4. (transitive)To furnish with, or make up of, various sorts or a variety of goods.

    to assort a cargo

More definitions
  • arrange or order by classes or categories
  • keep company with; hang out with

Translations

2 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
To sort or arrange according to characteristic or class:
To be associated with; to consort with:

Origin

Middle French assortir.

Middle French assortir.

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Forms

assorts, assorting, assorted, assorted
Base formassort · to assort
3rd person singularassorts
Present participleassorting
Past simpleassorted
Past participleassorted

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyassort
he, she, itassorts

Past simpleLesson

all personsassorted

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave assorted
he, she, ithas assorted

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill assort

Synonyms

8 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

6 related words
Relatedassortment
Derivedassortationassortativeassorterill-assortedreassort

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
associateB1associationA2assonanceassortedassortmentassuageassumeB1

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