sort

US /sɔːrt/
UK /sɔːrt/
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1.

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

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What sort of music do you like?
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There are all sorts of problems to deal with.
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typekindcategoryclassgroup
1.

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

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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.
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arrangeclassifycategorizegrouporder
2.

resolve a problem or difficulty

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Let's try to sort out this misunderstanding.
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I need to sort out my finances.
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resolvesettlerectifyfixhandle
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