sort
To separate items into different categories according to certain criteria that…To separate items into different categories according to certain criteria that determine their sorts.
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» What sort of man is Tom?
Что за человек Том? — Balamax
Що за людина Том? — deniko
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10 senses(transitive)To separate items into different categories according to certain criteria that determine their sorts.
Sort the letters in those bags into a separate pile for each language.
sortieren
сортирова́тьsortirovátʹ, отсортирова́тьotsortirovátʹ, разбира́тьrazbirátʹ
сортува́тиsortuváty, посортува́тиposortuváty
(transitive)To arrange into some sequence, usually numerically, alphabetically or chronologically.
Sort those bells into a row in ascending sequence of pitch.
sortieren
сортирова́тьsortirovátʹ, отсортирова́тьotsortirovátʹ
сортува́тиsortuváty, посортува́тиposortuváty
(transitive)To conjoin; to put together in distribution; to class.
(intransitive)To join or associate with others, especially with others of the same kind or species; to agree.
(intransitive)To suit; to fit; to be in accord; to harmonize.
(UK, colloquial, transitive)To fix (a problem) or handle (a task).
разбира́тьсяrazbirátʹsja, разобра́тьсяrazobrátʹsja
(UK, colloquial, transitive)To attack physically.
If he comes nosing around here again I'll sort him!
(transitive)To geld.
(obsolete, transitive)To conform; to adapt; to accommodate.
(obsolete, transitive)To choose from a number; to select; to cull.
- arrange or order by classes or categories
- examine in order to test suitability
Examples
999 sentencesWhat sort of man is Tom?
Що за людина Том? — deniko
ruЧто за человек Том? — Balamax
We'll help you sort it out.
Ми допоможемо вам із цим розібратися. — Ahha
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
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 2
By meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English sorten, from Old French sortir (“to allot, sort”), from Latin sortīreFrom Middle English sorten, from Old French sortir (“to allot, sort”), from Latin sortīre (“draw lots, divide, choose”), from sors.
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Forms
sorts, sorting, sorted, sortedPhrasal verbs
2 phrasal verbsSynonyms
12 synonymsWord family
25 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
12 patterns- sort of thing
- the sort of
- what sort of
- this sort of
- that sort of
- sorted sorted
- sorted sorted out
- all sorts of
- some sort of
- isn't the sort
- sort of man
- some sort
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary 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.