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Sort - English meaning

sɔːt

Sort – definitions in English dictionary

noun

A category of things or people with a common feature; a type.

Usage examples:

If only we knew the sort of people she was mixing with
noun

The arrangement of data in a prescribed sequence.

Usage examples:

Both cache size and sort size affect memory usage, so you cannot maximize one without affecting the…
noun

A manner or way.

Usage examples:

In law also the judge is in a sort superior to his king
noun

A letter or piece in a font of type.

noun

A group of things that are of the same type or that share similar qualities

Usage examples:

What sort of equipment will she need?, he was squinting through the eyepiece of some sort of naviga…
verb

To put a number of things in an order or to separate them into groups

Usage examples:

Documents are sorted and indexed., sort sth by sth customer records can be sorted by name or by pos…
noun

The type of thing or person that you like

Usage examples:

Your sort of hmm, this is my sort of wine!
noun

Used to show that what you have just said is only an example from a much larger group of things

Usage examples:

They sell souvenirs, postcards, that sort of thing.
noun

A person having the stated or suggested character

Usage examples:

He seemed like a decent sort to me.
verb

To deal with something by repairing or organizing it

Usage examples:

Can you sort the car by tomorrow?, get something sorted we must get the phone sorted soon., i must …
noun

The type of thing or person that you like

Usage examples:

Your sort of hmm, this is my sort of wine!, your sort of thing i'd have thought these black trouser…

Sort translation into English

Sort: translate from English into Chinese

Translate sort into Chinese (Simplified)}
种类, 分类, 类, 类别, 般, 列, 捃, 树种, 等, 属

Sort: translate from English into Dutch

Translate sort into Dutch}
Soort, Sorteren, Rangschikken, Aard, Uitzoeken, Slag, Schiften, Indelen, Klasse

Sort: translate from English into French

Translate sort into French}
Trier, Sorte, Genre, Type, Espèce, Classer, Façon, Faire le tri, Arranger, Séparer, Mettre en ordre, Fréquenter

Sort: translate from English into German

Translate sort into German}
Sortieren, Art, Sorte, Sortiervorgang

Sort: translate from English into Hindi

Translate sort into Hindi}
क्रम से लगाना, तरह, प्रकार, छांटना, भेद, जाति, भांति, चुनना, ढंग, क्रम में अलगाना, श्रेणी के अनुसार रखना, मेल मिलाना

Sort: translate from English into Italian

Translate sort into Italian}
Ordinare, Sorta, Tipo, Ordinamento, Specie, Genere, Smistare, Razza, Assortire, Selezionare, Classificare, Sistemare, Qualità

Sort: translate from English into Korean

Translate sort into Korean}
종류, 방법, 활자 한 벌, 유, 사귀다, 종류의 것, 종류의 사람, 분류하다, 조화되다

Sort: translate from English into Russian

Translate sort into Russian}
Сортировать, Вид, Сорт, Род, Разновидность, Классифицировать, Разбирать, Образ, Разряд, Манера, Литеры, Качество, Характер, Способ

Sort: translate from English into Spanish

Translate sort into Spanish}
Clasificar, Ordenar, Tipo, Especie, Clase, Ordenación, Género, Arreglar, Jaez, Persona

Word origin

late Middle English: from Old French sorte, from an alteration of Latin sors, sort- ‘lot, condition’.

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