sort of
Sometimes expressing hesitation, reluctance, etc.: to some extent but not entirelySometimes expressing hesitation, reluctance, etc.: to some extent but not entirely; approximately, in a way, not quite, somewhat.
» What sort of man is Tom?
Что за человек Том? — Balamax
Що за людина Том? — deniko
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 senses(informal, not comparable)Sometimes expressing hesitation, reluctance, etc.: to some extent but not entirely; approximately, in a way, not quite, somewhat.
It sort of makes sense the way he explains it, but I still don’t really understand.
irgendwie
вро́деvróde, как бу́дтоkak búdto
- to some (great or small) extent
Examples
694 sentencesWhat sort of man is Tom?
Що за людина Том? — deniko
ruЧто за человек Том? — Balamax
What sort of work do you do?
Що в тебе за робота? — deniko
ruКакого рода работу вы делаете? — marafon
What sort of person would do that kind of thing?
Якою має бути людина, щоб зробити таке? — deniko
I'm too old for this sort of thing.
Я для такого застарий. — deniko
ruЯ слишком стар для таких вещей. — odexed
deIch bin zu alt für diese Art von Sachen. — L3581
I sort of understand.
Я приблизно розумію. — aandrusiak
ruЯ вроде как понимаю. — Hellerick
deEigentlich verstehe ich. — Espi
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Origin
From sort (noun) + of. The adverbial use is derived from the use of the term as an adjectiFrom sort (noun) + of. The adverbial use is derived from the use of the term as an adjective in phrases such as “a sort of [something]”.
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.