sort

sort1 [ sɔrt ] noun ***

1. ) count a group of things or people with the same qualities or features: KIND, TYPE:

What sort are you looking for?

sort of: In that sort of situation Tom tends to panic.

all sorts of: He was asking us all sorts of questions about you.

of some sort/some sort of: Is this a joke of some sort?

of this/that sort: Mistakes of this sort happen every day.

a ) singular a particular type of person:

Jane won't be able to keep quiet about it she's not the sort.

2. ) singular or uncount the process by which a computer arranges information in a particular order, for example by date or number, or in alphabetical order

it takes all sorts (to make a world) MAINLY BRITISH

used for saying that you think someone is strange or unusual

of sorts or of a sort

of a type that is not exactly the same as the actual thing, or not as good as the actual thing:

She's an artist of sorts.

Capitalism of a sort has existed for a number of years.

out of sorts

slightly sick, upset, or unhappy:

I've been feeling a little out of sorts lately.

sort of MAINLY SPOKEN

1. ) slightly, or in some ways:

Aren't you hungry? Sort of. I'm mostly just tired.

I'm sort of worried about Jenny.

2. ) similar, but not exactly the same:

It's sort of a shiny blue-gray color.

People say I look sort of like my grandfather when he was young.

that sort of thing

used at the end of a list of similar things or details for showing that it is not complete:

He was always late, always complaining that sort of thing.

sort

sort 2 [ sɔrt ] verb transitive ***

1. ) to arrange things in groups or in a particular order, for example by date, importance, size, or color:

sort something by something: Once the data is collected, the computer will sort it by date.

sort something into something: Sort the letters into three piles.

2. ) BRITISH INFORMAL to solve a problem or deal with someone or something successfully

,sort `out phrasal verb transitive

1. ) to get rid of things you do not need and arrange things that you do need neatly:

I need to sort out the mess on my desk.

I've managed to sort the newspapers out.

2. ) to find an answer to a problem or mystery:

Investigators are still trying to sort out why the accident happened.

3. ) to solve a problem or deal with a difficult situation successfully:

This matter could be sorted out if they would just sit down and talk.

sort yourself out: If you have a problem, the welfare officer can help you sort yourself out.

4. ) BRITISH INFORMAL to punish someone who has behaved badly towards you.

`sort ,through phrasal verb transitive

sort through something to look at a lot of things in order to find what you want or need:

She sorted through her handbag for her keys.