sort

//sɔːrt//
B1Frequency Level 5Neutral
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Noun

sortSingular
sortsPlural
1

A category or type of things or people with common characteristics

What sort of music do you like?

2

A particular kind or variety of something

What sort of music do you like?

Verb

sortInfinitive
sortPresent tense
sortedPast tense
sortedPast participle
sortingPresent participle
sortsThird-person singular
1

To arrange things systematically in groups or according to type, size, or other criteria

She sorted the books by author and title.

2

To separate things into different categories or classes

She sorted the books into fiction and non-fiction.

3

To resolve or deal with a problem or difficulty

We need to sort out this issue before the meeting.

sort - Deep Vocabulary