sort of

sort

 (sôrt)

n.

1. A group of persons or things of the same general character; a kind. See Usage Note at kind².

2. Character or nature: books of a subversive sort.

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. Computers An operation that arranges data in a specified way: did an alphabetic sort on the columns of data.

6. Archaic A way of acting or behaving: "in this sort the simple household lived / From day to day" (William Wordsworth).

v. sort·ed, sort·ing, sorts

v.tr.

1. To place or arrange according to class, kind, or size; classify: sorted the books into boxes by genre. See Synonyms at arrange.

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

v.intr.

1. To make a search or examination of a collection of things: sorted through the laundry looking for a matching sock.

2. To be or become arranged in a certain way.

Phrasal Verb:

sort out

1. To separate from others: sorted out the books to be donated to the library.

2. To clarify or resolve: She tried to sort out her problems.

3. To bring or restore to health or good condition: A good night's sleep will sort you out.

4. To reprimand or punish (someone) for a mistake or offense.

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- in Indo-European roots.]

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sort′a·ble adj.

sort′er n.

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sort of

– kind of

In conversation and in less formal writing, people use sort of or kind of in front of a noun to say that something could be described as being a particular thing.

It's a sort of dictionary of dictionaries.

I'm a kind of anarchist, I suppose.

People also use sort of or kind of in front of adjectives, verbs, and other types of word to mean 'a little' or 'in some way', or with very little meaning.

I felt kind of sorry for him.

I've sort of heard of him, but I don't know who he is.

Collins COBUILD English Usage © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 2004, 2011, 2012

Thesaurus

Adv.

1.

sort of - to some (great or small) extent; "it was rather cold"; "the party was rather nice"; "the knife is rather dull"; "I rather regret that I cannot attend"; "He's rather good at playing the cello"; "he is kind of shy" kind of, kinda, rather

Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

Translations

نوعا ما، الى حَدٍّ ما

poněkud

ligesom

etwasquasi

hálf-, hálfpartinn

piuttosto

birazoldukça

有几分地

sort

(soːt) noun

a class, type or kind. I like all sorts of books; She was wearing a sort of crown. tipe نَوْع، طَبَقَه вид tipo druh die Art slags είδοςclase, tipo, género sort, liik, laad طبقه؛ گونه laji sorteסוג किस्म, प्रकार vrsta, sorta fajta jenis tegund sorta, tipo 種類 종류 rūšis veids; šķirne; suga jenis soorttype, slags, sort, artrodzaj طبقه 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

verb

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 separar třídit sortieren sortere ξεχωρίζω, ταξινομώclasificar sort(eer)ima طبقه بندي كردن lajitella trier לְמַייֵן सुव्यवस्थित करना, छांटना, निबेड़ना razvrstati, sortirati szortíroz memilah flokka, sortera ordinare, classificare, smistare より分ける 분류하다 skirstyti šķirot mengasingkan sorterensortereporządkować طبقه بندی کول 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

ˈsorter noun

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

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 sofrível jakýs takýs so etwas wie af en slags δήθεν, μόνο στο όνομα una especie de -taoline, -kas همه جوره jonkinlainen quelconque מִסוּג बहुत साधारण nekakav, sumnjiv vmiféle semacam eins konar; frekar lélegur mediocre, おそまつな (~)류의 šioks toks šāds tāds; tāds kā yang tidak bagus een of anderet slagsniby, w pewnym sensie, byle jaki کت مت sofrível un fel de кое-какой určitý druh nekakšen loše något slags หลายชนิด; คละกัน 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 maldisposto nevolně unwohl utilpas αδιάθετοςpachucho kehvasti, haiglaselt بد حال huonovointinen 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 건강이 좋지 않은 nekaip nevesels; nelāgi tak sihat onweluvel, litt kvalm nie w sosie بد حال 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 maldisposto rozladěný verstimmt skidt tilpas κακοδιάθετος de mal humor tujust ära بد خلق pahantuulinen de mauvaise humeurמצוברח 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, humørsykniedysponowany بد خلق 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 um tanto poněkud etwas ligesom; på en måde κάπως, κατά κάποιο τρόπο en cierto modo veidi, kuidagi تا اندازه اي tavallaan plutôt סוּג שֶׁל कुछ हद तक, कुछ अंश तक nekako valahogy agak hálf-, hálfpartinn tipo, un po' なんとなく 다소 kažkaip, lyg ir zināmā mērā agak een beetjelitt, på en måte, til en viss gradraczej, trochę په انازه کی um tanto mai degrabă довольно; в общем-то trocha nekako prilično på något sätt (vis) ทำนองนั้น biraz, oldukça 有幾分，有那麼點兒 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 separar vytřídit aussortieren sortere ud ξεχωρίζω, ξεδιαλέγω, ταξινομώseparar välja valima جدا كردن lajitella trier לְמַייֵן अलग करना, छांटना razvrstati, izabrati kiválaszt memisahkan velja úr selezionare より分ける 골라내다 atrinkti atšķirot; atlasīt mengasingkan; mengisih uitzoekenvelge utwybierać جلا کول separar a clasifica отбирать vytriediť izbrati izdvojiti sortera (plocka) ut แยกออกมาจากกลุ่มใหญ่ 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 resolver vyřešit sich Klarheit verschaffen über klare ξεκαθαρίζω, επιλύω, διορθώνωarreglar, solucionar lahendama, selgitama تصحيح كردن؛ ارتقا دادن järjestää mettre de l'ordre 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 해결하다 sutvarkyti sakārtot; nokārtot menyelesaikan in orde brengenordne, finne ut avporządkować, układać جګ کول 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) tratar de vyřídit si účty zurechtweisen ordne τακτοποιώ, επαναφέρω σε τάξη meter en vereda, meter en cintura käsile võtma رسيدگي كردن tehdä selvää 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 rozprawiać się z رسيدګى كول 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）

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