sort out
To clarify by reviewing mentallyTo clarify by reviewing mentally.
» We'll help you sort it out.
Ми допоможемо вам із цим розібратися.
Ми допоможемо тобі з цим розібратися.
Meaning
7 senses(transitive)To clarify by reviewing mentally.
It's a bit confused at the moment, I'll try to sort it out later.
klären
разбира́тьсяrazbirátʹsja, разобра́тьсяrazobrátʹsja
(transitive)To arrange.
Could you call Dave and sort out a meeting for tomorrow?
bewerkstelligen, organisieren, arrangieren
arrange or order by classes or categories
(transitive)To fix (a problem).
The computer won't let me delete that file; could you sort it out?
erledigen, lösen, beheben
исправля́тьispravljátʹ, испра́витьisprávitʹ, устраня́тьustranjátʹ
(transitive)To organise or separate into groups, as a collection of items, so as to make tidy.
Could you sort out your wardrobe and put the clothes you no longer use in one pile to give away and another to throw away?
sortieren
сортирова́тьsortirovátʹ, отсортирова́тьotsortirovátʹ
(transitive)To separate from the remainder of a group; often construed with from.
We need to sort out the problems we can solve from the ones we can't.
They've already sorted out the students in group A, so we just need to worry about groups B and C.
aussortieren, trennen
(UK, slang, transitive)To take action to stop someone who has been causing trouble, often by physically attacking them.
If you do that again, I'll soon sort you out.
helfen, zeigen, sich jmdn. vorknöpfen
(UK, slang)To provide (somebody) with a necessity, or a solution to a problem.
Hey man, I want some weed. —I'll sort you out, mate.
We really need to sort Chris out with a girlfriend.
besorgen
Examples
155 sentencesWe'll help you sort it out.
Ми допоможемо вам із цим розібратися.
I'll sort this out.
Я з цим розберуся.
Tom said he'd sort it out.
Tom promised to sort things out.
We need to sort things out.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 3
By meaning 7
Forms
sorts out, sorting out, sorted out, sorted out| Base form | sort out · to sort out |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | sorts out |
| Present participle | sorting out |
| Past simple | sorted out |
| Past participle | sorted out |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
2 phrasal verbsSynonyms
18 synonyms- punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience:disciplinecorrect
- arrange or order by classes or categories:classifyclasssortassortseparate
- make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear:clearclear upshed light oncrystallizecrystallisecrystalizecrystalisestraighten out
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb