Meaning & Definition of Sort in English
English⟶
Sort
/sɔrt/
noun
1. A category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
- "Sculpture is a form of art"
- "What kinds of desserts are there?"
synonym:
- kind,
- sort,
- form,
- variety
2. An approximate definition or example
- "She wore a sort of magenta dress"
- "She served a creamy sort of dessert thing"
synonym:
- sort
3. A person of a particular character or nature
- "What sort of person is he?"
- "He's a good sort"
synonym:
- sort
4. An operation that segregates items into groups according to a specified criterion
- "The bottleneck in mail delivery is the process of sorting"
synonym:
- sort,
- sorting
verb
1. Examine in order to test suitability
- "Screen these samples"
- "Screen the job applicants"
synonym:
- screen,
- screen out,
- sieve,
- sort
2. Arrange or order by classes or categories
- "How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?"
synonym:
- classify,
- class,
- sort,
- assort,
- sort out,
- separate
Examples of using
I'm sort of glad it's you and not him telling me; I couldn't bear to see that man again.
What sort of a person is Tom?
That's a sort of exploration challenge.