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sort  (sôrt)

n.

1. A group of persons or things of the same general character; a kind.

2. Character or nature: books of all sorts.

3. One that exemplifies the characteristics of or serves a similar function to another: "A large dinner-party ... made a sort of general introduction for her to the society of the neighbourhood" (George Eliot).

4. A person; an individual: The clerk is a decent sort.

5. A way of acting or behaving.

6. sorts Printing One of the characters in a font of type.

7. An act or instance of sorting: did a sort on the columns of data.

tr.v. sort·ed, sort·ing, sorts

1. To arrange according to class, kind, or size; classify. See Synonyms at arrange.

2. To separate from others: sort out the wheat from the chaff.

3. To clarify by going over mentally: She tried to sort out her problems.

Idioms:

after a sort

In a haphazard or imperfect way: managed to paint the chair after a sort.

of sorts/a sort

1. Of a mediocre or inferior kind: a constitutional government of a sort.

2. Of one kind or another: knew many folktales of sorts.

out of sorts

1. Slightly ill.

2. Irritable; cross: The teacher is out of sorts this morning.

sort of Informal

Somewhat; rather: "Gambling and prostitution . . . have been prohibited, but only sort of" (George F. Will).

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin sors, sort-, lot; see ser-² in Indo-European roots.]

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sorta·ble adj.

sorter n.

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sort

Noun

1. a class, group, or kind sharing certain characteristics or qualities

2. Informal a type of character: she was a good sort

3. a more or less adequate example: a sort of dream machine

4. of sorts or of a sort

a. of a poorer quality: she was wearing a uniform of sorts

b. of a kind not quite as intended or desired: it was a reward, of sorts, for my efforts

5. out of sorts not in normal good health or temper

6. sort of as it were; rather: I sort of quit, sort of insensitive

Verb

1. to arrange (things or people) according to class or type

2. to put (something) into working order; fix

3. to arrange (computer information) by machine in an order the user finds convenient [Latin sors fate]

USAGE: See at kind².

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Sort a group having similar qualities; a crowd or flock. See also batch, set, suit.

Examples: sort of benefit, 1578; of doves, 1687; of ewes, 1611; of figs, 1438; of gallants, 1598; of goodly knights, 1509; of raisins; of ships, 1681; of pretty tales, 1584; of traitors; a great sort of wives, 1529.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	sort - a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality; "sculpture is a form of art"; "what kinds of desserts are there?" kind, form, variety category - a general concept that marks divisions or coordinations in a conceptual scheme description - sort or variety; "every description of book was there" type - a subdivision of a particular kind of thing; "what type of sculpture do you prefer?" antitype - an opposite or contrasting type art form - (architecture) a form of artistic expression (such as writing or painting or architecture) style - a particular kind (as to appearance); "this style of shoe is in demand" flavour, flavor - (physics) the six kinds of quarks colour, color - (physics) the characteristic of quarks that determines their role in the strong interaction; "each flavor of quarks comes in three colors" species - a specific kind of something; "a species of molecule"; "a species of villainy" genus - a general kind of something; "ignore the genus communism" make, brand - a recognizable kind; "there's a new brand of hero in the movies now"; "what make of car is that?" genre - a kind of literary or artistic work ilk, like - a kind of person; "We'll not see his like again"; "I can't tolerate people of his ilk" manner - a kind; "what manner of man are you?" model - a type of product; "his car was an old model" stripe - a kind or category; "businessmen of every stripe joined in opposition to the proposal" like, the like, the likes of - a similar kind; "dogs, foxes, and the like", "we don't want the likes of you around here"
	2.	sort - an approximate definition or example; "she wore a sort of magenta dress"; "she served a creamy sort of dessert thing" similarity - the quality of being similar
	3.	sort - a person of a particular character or nature; "what sort of person is he?"; "he's a good sort" individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"
	4.	sort - an operation that segregates items into groups according to a specified criterion; "the bottleneck in mail delivery is the process of sorting" sorting operation - (computer science) data processing in which the result is completely specified by a rule (especially the processing that results from a single instruction); "it can perform millions of operations per second"
Verb	1.	sort - examine in order to test suitability; "screen these samples"; "screen the job applicants" screen out, sieve, screen choose, pick out, select, take - pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives; "Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her"
	2.	sort - arrange or order by classes or categories; "How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?" class, classify, sort out, assort, separate unitise, unitize - separate or classify into units; "The hospital was unitized for efficiency" catalogue, catalog - make an itemized list or catalog of; classify; "He is cataloguing his photographic negatives" isolate - separate (experiences) from the emotions relating to them refer - think of, regard, or classify under a subsuming principle or with a general group or in relation to another; "This plant can be referred to a known species" reclassify - classify anew, change the previous classification; "The zoologists had to reclassify the mollusks after they found new species" size - sort according to size dichotomise, dichotomize - divide into two opposing groups or kinds stereotype, pigeonhole, stamp - treat or classify according to a mental stereotype; "I was stereotyped as a lazy Southern European" group - arrange into a group or groups; "Can you group these shapes together?" categorise, categorize - place into or assign to a category; "Children learn early on to categorize" grade - determine the grade of or assign a grade to number, count - put into a group; "The academy counts several Nobel Prize winners among its members"

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sort

noun 1. kind, type, class, make, group, family, order, race, style, quality, character, nature, variety, brand, species, breed, category, stamp, description, denomination, genus, ilk

verb 2. arrange, group, order, class, separate, file, rank, divide, grade, distribute, catalogue, classify, categorize, tabulate, systematize, put in order out of sorts

3. irritable, cross, edgy, tense, crabbed, snarling, prickly, snappy, touchy, bad-tempered, petulant, ill-tempered, irascible, cantankerous, tetchy, ratty Brit., N.Z. (informal) testy, fretful, grouchy (informal) peevish, crabby, dyspeptic, choleric, crotchety, oversensitive, snappish, ill-humoured, narky Brit. (slang) out of humour

4. depressed, miserable, in low spirits, down, low, blue, sad, unhappy, gloomy, melancholy, mournful, dejected, despondent, dispirited, downcast, long-faced, sorrowful, disconsolate, crestfallen, down in the dumps (informal) down in the mouth (informal) mopy

5. unwell, ill, sick, poorly (informal) funny (informal) crook Austral., N.Z. (informal) ailing, queer, unhealthy, seedy (informal) laid up (informal) queasy, infirm, dicky Brit. (informal) off colour, under the weather (informal) at death's door, indisposed, on the sick list (informal) not up to par, valetudinarian, green about the gills, not up to snuff (informal) >> sort of rather, somewhat, as it were, slightly, moderately, in part, reasonably

USAGE It is common in informal speech to combine singular and plural in sentences like these sort of distinctions are becoming blurred. This is not acceptable in careful writing, where the plural must be used consistently: these sorts of distinctions are becoming blurred.

Translations

sort [sɔːt] n → clase f; género, tipo (= make) (of coffee, car etc) → marca

vt (also: sort out) [+ papers]; clasificar: [+ problems]; arreglar, solucionar;

(COMPUT) → clasificar;

what sort do you want? (= make) → ¿qué marca quieres?;

what sort of car? → ¿qué tipo de coche?;

I shall do nothing of the sort → no pienso hacer nada parecido;

it's sort of awkward (col) → es bastante difícil

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sort [sɔːt] n → genre m, espèce f, sorte f (= make) [of coffee, car etc] → marque f

vt (also: sort out) (= select which to keep); trier (= classify); classer (= tidy); ranger [+ letters etc]; trier;

(Comput) → trier;

what sort do you want? → quelle sorte or quel genre voulez-vous?;

what sort of car? → quelle marque de voiture?;

I'll do nothing of the sort! → je ne ferai rien de tel!;

it's sort of awkward (inf) → c'est plutôt gênant

sort out vt [+ problem] → résoudre, régler

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sort [sɔːt] n → Sorte f;

(make) (of car etc) → Marke f

vt (also: sort out) → sortieren: (problems) → ins Reine bringen;

(Comput) → sortieren;

all sorts of reasons → alle möglichen Gründe;

what sort do you want? → welche Sorte möchten Sie?;

what sort of car? → was für ein Auto?;

I'll do nothing of the sort! → das kommt überhaupt nicht infrage!;

it's sort of awkward (inf) → es ist irgendwie schwierig;

to sort sth out → etw in Ordnung bringen

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sort [sɔːt] n → specie f; genere m (= make) [of coffee, car etc] → tipo

vt (also: sort out) [+ papers]; classificare; ordinare: [+ letters etc]; smistare: [+ problems]; risolvere;

(COMPUT) → ordinare;

what sort of car? → che tipo di macchina?;

I shall do nothing of the sort! → nemmeno per sogno!;

it's sort of awkward (col) → è piuttosto difficile

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sort

n sort [soːt]

a class, type or kind I like all sorts of books; She was wearing a sort of crown. tipe نَوْع، طَبَقَه вид druh slags die Art είδος clase, tipo, género sort, liik, laad طبقه؛ گونه laji, laatu sorte סוּג किस्म, प्रकार vrsta, sorta fajta jenis tegund sorta, tipo 種類 종류, 부류 rūšis veids; šķirne; suga jenis soort type, slags, sort, art rodzaj tipo fel вид; род; сорт druh vrsta vrsta sort, slag, typ ชนิด; ประเภท; แบบ tür 種類 рід; сорт; тип قسم، نوع loại, thứ, hạng 种类

v

to separate into classes or groups, putting each item in its place She sorted the buttons into large ones and small ones. sorteer يُصَنِّف сортирам třídit sortere sortieren ξεχωρίζω, ταξινομώ clasificar sort(eer)ima طبقه بندي كردن lajitella trier (selon) לְמַייֵן सुव्यवस्थित करना, छांटना, निबेड़ना razvrstati, sortirati szortíroz memilah flokka, sortera ordinare, classificare, smistare より分ける ...을 분류하다, 구분하다 skirstyti šķirot mengasingkan sorteren sortere porządkować separar a sorta; a tria разбирать; сортировать triediť sortirati razvrstati sortera จัดเข้าประเภท sınıflamak, ayırmak 分類 сортувати; класифікувати الگ الگ قسموں میں مرتب کرنا phân loại 分类

n sorter

a person or machine that separates and arranges, especially letters, postcards etc. sorteermasjien آلَة تَصْنيف сортировач třídič(ka) sorterer; sortérmaskine der/die Sortierer(in) διαλογέας separador sort(eer)imismasin lajittelija, lajittelukone trieur, trieuse מְמַיֵן छांटने वाला razvrstavalac, odabirač szortírozó pemilah flokkunarmaður/-vél classificatore, selezionatore; (chi smista lettere) 分類する人 분류하는 사람, 선별하는 사람[] skirstytojas šķirotājs pengisih sorteerder, sorteermachine sorterer sortownik, sorter separador sortator сортировщик; сортировальная машина triedič; triedička sortirec; sortirnik sorter sorterare ผู้คัดเลือก ayırıcı, tasnif edici (郵局)分揀員(器) сортувальник ترتیب دینے والا شخص یا مشین người phân loại, máy sắp xếp （邮局）分拣员（器）

of a sort / of sorts

of a (usually poor) kind She threw together a meal of sorts but we were still hungry afterwards. tipe من نَوْعٍ ما някакъв си jakýs takýs af en slags so etwas wie δήθεν, μόνο στο όνομα una especie de -taoline, -kas همه جوره jonkinmoinen quelconque מִסוּג बहुत साधारण nekakav, sumnjiv vmiféle semacam eins konar; frekar lélegur mediocre, (per così dire) おそまつな 그런 대로 ...이라고 할 수 있는 šioks toks šāds tāds; tāds kā yang tidak bagus een of ander et slags niby, w pewnym sensie, byle jaki sofrível un fel de кое-какой určitý druh nekakšen loše något slags ไม่ดีอย่างที่เป็น ne idüğü belirsiz 較差的，蹩腳的 якийсь; абиякий کم و بیش ایسا یا ویسا linh tinh, lẫn lộn 较差的，蹩脚的

out of sorts

1 slightly unwell I felt a bit out of sorts after last night's heavy meal. olik مُنْحَرِف الصِّحَّه، مُتَوَعِّك неразположен nevolně utilpas unwohl αδιάθετος pachucho kehvasti, haiglaselt بد حال huonossa kunnossa pas dans son assiette לא מַרגִיש טוֹב अस्वस्थ, उदास, खिन्न bolestan nem érzi jól magát kurang sehat illa fyrirkallaður indisposto 気分が悪い 약간 탈이 난 nekaip nevesels; nelāgi tak sihat onwel uvel, litt kvalm nie w sosie mal-disposto a nu fi în regulă неважно rozladený; necítiaci sa dobre slabo se počutiti loše krasslig ไม่ค่อยสบาย keyifsiz 不舒服的 трохи хворобливий کسی قدر ماندا thấy khó chịu 不舒服的

2 not in good spirits or temper He's been a little out of sorts since they told him to stay at home. in 'n bui في معْنَويات هابِطَه без настроение rozladěný skidt tilpas verstimmt κακοδιάθετος mal humor de tujust ära بد خلق huonolla tuulella de mauvaise humeur מְצוּברַח उदास, खिन्न mrzovoljan rosszkedvű kurang semangat önugur di malumore 元気がない 기분이 좋지 않은 nesavas sliktā omā serba tak kena uit zijn humeur sur, humørsyk niedysponowany mal-disposto în toane rele не в духе rozladený slabe volje neraspoložen ur gängorna, nere อารมณ์ไม่ดี huysuz 不高興的 в неважливому настрої گری گری حالت میں thấy khó ở, bực tức 不高兴的

sort of

rather; in a way; to a certain extent He was sort of peculiar!; I feel sort of worried about him. nogal نوعا ما، الى حَدٍّ ما до известна степен poněkud ligesom; på en måde etwas κάπως, κατά κάποιο τρόπο en cierto modo veidi, kuidagi تا اندازه اي jotenkin plutôt סוּג שֶׁל कुछ हद तक, कुछ अंश तक nekako valahogy agak hálf-, hálfpartinn tipo, un po' なんとなく 얼마간, 다소 kažkaip, lyg ir zināmā mērā agak een beetje litt, på en måte, til en viss grad raczej, trochę um tanto mai degrabă довольно; в общем-то trocha nekako prilično på något sätt (vis) ทำนองนั้น biraz, oldukça 有幾分(地) щось на зразок; до певної міри گویا کہ، کسی حد تک، کہنے بھر کو phần nào 有几分（地）

sort out

1 to separate (one lot or type of) things from a general mixture I'll try to sort out some books that he might like. skei, afskei يَفْرِز، يُصَنِّف избирам vytřídit sortere ud aussortieren ξεχωρίζω, ξεδιαλέγω, ταξινομώ separar välja valima جدا كردن valikoida trier לְמַייֵן अलग करना, छांटना razvrstati, izabrati kiválaszt memisahkan velja úr selezionare より分ける 골라내다 atrinkti atšķirot; atlasīt mengasingkan; mengisih uitzoeken velge ut wybierać separar a clasifica отбирать vytriediť izbrati izdvojiti sortera (plocka) ut จัดลำดับ seçip ayırmak 選(揀)出 відбирати چھانٹنا lựa chọn, phân loại 选（拣）出

2 to correct, improve, solve etc You must sort out your business affairs. verbeter, korrigeer يُحَسِّن подреждам vyřešit klare sich Klarheit verschaffen über ξεκαθαρίζω, επιλύω, διορθώνω arreglar, solucionar lahendama, selgitama تصحيح كردن؛ ارتقا دادن selvittää mettre de l'ordre (dans) לְסַדֵר, לְייַשֵׁב दुरुस्त करना, हल करना srediti, popraviti elrendez; lerendez meningkatkan koma lagi á, leiðrétta, sjá um mettere a posto, risolvere 立て直す 개선하다, 개량하다; 해결하다 sutvarkyti sakārtot; nokārtot menyelesaikan in orde brengen ordne, finne ut av porządkować, układać resolver a rezolva улаживать; утрясать vyriešiť urediti srediti ordna upp, reda ut แก้ไข yoluna koymak, düzeltmek 改進 улагоджувати درست کرنا، سلجھانا giải quyết, cải thiện 改进

3 to attend to, usually by punishing or reprimanding I'll soon sort you out, you evil little man! straf, regsien يعْتَني بِ، يُعاقِب нареждам някого (с наказание) vyřídit si účty ordne zurechtweisen τακτοποιώ (μτφ.), επαναφέρω σε τάξη meter en vereda, meter en cintura käsile võtma رسيدگي كردن ottaa käsittelyyn régler son compte à לְטַפֵּל सजा देना srediti nekoga kioszt menyelesaikan urusan gera upp við sistemare こらしめる 손봐주다 sutvarkyti tikt galā; tikt (kādam, kaut kam) klāt mengajar te pakken krijgen gjøre opp (med) rozprawiać się z tratar de a se răfui cu разбираться vybaviť si účty obračunati s kom kazniti sätta pli på ลงโทษ dersini vermek 關照(貶義詞) розбиратися з کسی سے نبٹنا xử lý 关照（贬义词）