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sort

/ˈsoɚt/

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noun

plural sorts

[count] :a group of people or things that have some shared quality :a particular kind or type of person or thing

animals of various sorts

What sort of car do you drive?

Is this some sort of a joke? [=is this a joke?]

[singular] :a person of a particular type

He's not a bad sort.

She's not the sort to complain.

[count] technical :the act of separating things and putting them in a particular order :the act of sorting things

The program did a numeric sort of the data.

all sorts of

a large number or variety of (things or people) :many

The movie appeals to all sorts of people.

They've been having all sorts of problems. [=they've been having a lot of problems]

of sorts

or of a sort

in some ways but not entirely or exactly

It was a vacation of sorts. [=it was like a vacation in some ways, although it wasn't really a vacation]

He's a poet of sorts. [=he writes some poetry but he is not really a poet]

of the sort

like the person or thing mentioned

You said you didn't like him. I said nothing of the sort. [=I didn't say that at all]

I would like to go to a movie or a concert, or something of the sort. [=something like that]

out of sorts

somewhat angry or unhappy

My boss is (feeling) out of sorts today.

somewhat ill

I don't know what's wrong with me, but I'm feeling a little out of sorts.

sort of

informal :to some small degree :slightly or somewhat

I feel sort of foolish.

I think he sort of likes me.

You look sort of like my cousin.

Did you enjoy the movie? Sort of.

The walls were (painted) sort of blue. = The walls were (painted in) sort of a blue color.

verb

sorts; sorted; sorting

[+ obj] to separate and put (people or things) in a particular order

She started to sort the mail.

They sorted the winners from the losers.

The program can sort data alphabetically or numerically. - often + out

He sorted out the socks by color.

I finally sorted out the mess in the attic.

Brit informal :to deal with (something or someone) in a successful way

We need to get this problem sorted. [=sorted out]

sort out

[phrasal verb]

sort (something) out or sort out (something)

to understand or find (something, such as a reason or a solution) by thinking

I'm trying to sort out [=find out, figure out] a way to do it.

to find an answer or solution for (something)

He's still trying to sort out his problems.

We need to get these problems sorted out as soon as possible.

c

If something sorts itself out, it stops being a problem without anyone having to do anything.

They decided to wait until things sorted themselves out.

sort (someone) out or sort out (someone)

to solve the problems of (someone)

They're still trying to sort their son out. [=trying to sort out their son's problems]

I just need a little more time to sort myself out.

b Brit informal :to deal with (someone who is causing problems) in a forceful way

I told my brother they were bullying me, and he promised to sort them out (for me). - see also 2sort 1 (above)

sort through

[phrasal verb]

sort through (something) :to look at things and put them in a particular order especially while you are searching for something

He sorted through the papers.

* Các từ tương tự:
sorta, sortie, sort-out