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English [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
- (UK) IPA: /sɔːt/, X-SAMPA: /sO:t/
- (US) IPA: /sɔɹt/, X-SAMPA: /sOrt/
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Audio (US) (file) - Homophone: sought (in non-rhotic accents)
Etymology 1 [edit]
From Old French sorte (“class, kind”), from Latin root of sors (“lot, fate, share, rank, category”)
Noun [edit]
sort (plural sorts)
- A general type.
- (dated) group, company.
- (informal) A person.
- This guy's a decent sort.
- An act of sorting.
- I had a sort of my cupboard
- (computing) An algorithm for sorting a list of items into a particular order.
- (typography) A piece of metal type used to print one letter, character, or symbol in a particular size and style.
Quotations [edit]
- For usage examples of this term, see the citations page.
Synonyms [edit]
- (type): genre, genus, kind, type, variety
- (person): character, individual, person, type
- (act of sorting): sort-out
- (in computing): sort algorithm, sorting algorithm
- (typography): glyph, type
- See also Wikisaurus:class
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Etymology 2 [edit]
From Old French sortir (“allot, sort”), from Latin sortire (“draw lots, divide, choose”), from sors
Verb [edit]
sort (third-person singular simple present sorts, present participle sorting, simple past and past participle sorted)
- (transitive) To separate according to certain criteria.
- (transitive) To arrange into some order, especially numerically, alphabetically or chronologically.
- (UK) To fix a problem, to handle a task; to sort out.
- (intransitive) To join or associate with others, especially with others of the same kind or species; to agree.
- Woodward
- Nor do metals only sort and herd with metals in the earth, and minerals with minerals.
- Francis Bacon
- The illiberality of parents towards children makes them base, and sort with any company.
- Woodward
- (intransitive) To suit; to fit; to be in accord; to harmonize.
- Francis Bacon
- They are happy whose natures sort with their vocations.
- Sir Walter Scott
- I cannot tell ye precisely how they sorted.
- Francis Bacon
Usage notes [edit]
In British sense “to fix a problem”, often used in the form “I’ll get you sorted,” or “Now that’s sorted,” – in American usage sort out is used instead.
Synonyms [edit]
- (separate according to certain criteria): categorise/categorize, class, classify, group
- (arrange into some sort of order): order, rank
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Catalan [edit]
Noun [edit]
sort f (uncountable)
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Danish [edit]
Etymology 1 [edit]
From Old Norse svartr (“black”), from Proto-Germanic *swartaz, from Proto-Indo-European *swordo- (“dirty, dark, black”).
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: [soɐ̯d̥]
Adjective [edit]
sort (neuter sort, definite and plural sorte)
- black (absorbing all light)
Etymology 2 [edit]
From French sorte (“class, kind”), from Latin sors (“lot, fate”).
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: [sɒːˀd̥]
Noun [edit]
sort c (singular definite sorten, plural indefinite sorter)
Inflection [edit]
French [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Latin sors
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
sort m (plural sorts)
Verb [edit]
sort
- third-person singular present indicative of sortir
Hungarian [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /ˈʃort/
Noun [edit]
sort (plural sortok)
- shorts (pants worn primarily in the summer that do not go lower than the knees)
- accusative singular of sor
Synonyms [edit]
Jèrriais [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin sors, sortem.
Noun [edit]
sort m (plural sorts)
Synonyms [edit]
- destinné (“fate, destiny”)
Norwegian [edit]
Noun [edit]
sort
- A sort (general type)
Pronunciation [edit]
Inflection [edit]
Adjective [edit]
sort
Alternative forms [edit]
svart (Bokmål)
Pronunciation [edit]
Inflection [edit]
Swedish [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
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Noun [edit]
sort c
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- English terms with homophones
- English terms derived from Old French
- English terms derived from Latin
- English nouns
- English dated terms
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- English verbs
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- 1000 English basic words
- Catalan nouns
- Catalan feminine nouns with no feminine ending
- Catalan uncountable nouns
- Danish terms derived from Old Norse
- Danish terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Danish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Danish adjectives
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- Danish nouns
- da:Botany
- da:Colors
- French terms derived from Latin
- French nouns
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- French verb forms
- Hungarian nouns
- Hungarian noun forms - accusative
- hu:Clothing
- Jèrriais terms derived from Latin
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