assort

Meanings

• Verb

  To arrange or sort things in a particular order or manner.

  - "I will assort the books according to their genre."
  - "The supermarket employee is responsible for assorting the fruits and vegetables."

• Noun

  A collection or selection of items, often for sale.

  - "The department store offers a wide assortment of clothing."
  - "The antique collector had an impressive assortment of porcelain figurines."

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Pronunciation

1. /əˈsɔɹt/
   
   
   
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Rhymes

Words rhyming with assort
forte , porte , morte , borne , thorne

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Variants

List of all variants of assort that leads to same result
assort , assorted , assorter , assorters , assorting , assorts

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Etymology

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From Old French assortir, meaning 'to arrange, fit, or adapt'.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'assort' comes from the Old French word assortir, which means 'to fit, adapt, or arrange'.

2. Assortment is a common term used in retail to describe the variety of items offered for sale.

3. In the game of bridge, the term 'assortment' is used to describe the distribution of cards in a player's hand.

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Related Concepts

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1. Sorting: The act of arranging things in a particular order or manner.

2. Selection: The process of choosing items from a larger group.

3. Classification: The process of identifying and grouping things based on their characteristics.

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Culture

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Assort has been used in literature and art to represent the idea of organization, order, and selection. In music, the term 'assortment' is used to describe a collection of pieces or songs.

How to Memorize "assort"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize arranging items in a particular order.
   - Imagine sorting a pile of books by genre.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the idea of organizing or sorting.
   - Think of the word 'assort' as meaning 'arrangement' or 'selection'.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember the word 'assort' as 'arrange' or 'sort' spelled backwards.
   - Create a phrase using the first letter of each definition: 'A Arrangement Of Sorting Tools'.

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