Meaning of the word sort in English

What does sort mean in English? Explore the meaning, pronunciation, and specific usage of this word with Lingoland.

sort

US /sɔːrt/

UK /sɔːt/

a category of things or people having some common characteristic and typically classified accordingly

Example:

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What sort of music do you like?

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There are all sorts of problems to deal with.

Synonym:

type kind category class group

arrange (a collection of items) in a particular order or according to certain criteria

Example:

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Please sort these books by author.

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We need to sort out the good apples from the bad ones.

Synonym:

arrange classify categorize group order

resolve a problem or difficulty

Example:

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Let's try to sort out this misunderstanding.

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I need to sort out my finances.

Synonym:

resolve settle rectify fix handle