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sort

Meanings
  • Verb

    To arrange or classify things in a particular order.

    - "Please sort the apples by size."
    - "Can you sort these numbers in ascending order?"
  • Noun

    A collection of things arranged in a particular order.

    - "The cards were dealt into three sorts."
    - "There are many different sorts of pasta."
Pronunciation




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  2. /sɔːt/



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  3. /sɔɹt/



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  5. /sɔːt/



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  6. /sɔɹt/



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Synonyms

sort-out , algorithm , character , individual , person , type , genre , genus , kind , type , variety , glyph , type , categorize , class , classify , group , order , rank , sort out , sort out
Rhymes
Words rhyming with sort
moat , coat , goat , note , vote
Homophones
Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

  1. Sort (English) : To sort

  2. Sort (Scottish Gaelic) : A type or kind

Variants
List of all variants of sort that leads to same result
after a sort , all sorts of , of a sort , of sorts , out of sorts , sort , sorts , sortable , sorted , sorter , sorters , sorting , sort of , sort myself out , sort out , sorted itself out , sorted out , sorting out , sorts out , sort-out , sort through , sorted through , sorting through , sorts through , re-sort , re-sorted , re-sorting , re-sorts , nothing of the sort , of the sort , mis-sort , mis-sorted , mis-sorting , mis-sorts , missort , missorted , missorting , missorts
Forms
Different forms of the word (e.g., verb conjugations, plural forms, comparative/superlative forms for adjectives).

sorted (past tense and past participle), sorting (present participle), sorts (third person singular present)

Etymology
origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

Old English sortian, from sorte ‘kind, sort’, from Proto-Germanic *sordiz ‘sort, kind, class’. Cognate with Dutch sorteren, German sortieren, Danish sortere.

Trivia
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  1. Sorting is an essential skill in many fields, including data analysis and logistics.

  2. The game 'Mancala' involves sorting and moving seeds or pebbles in a series of pits.

Related Concepts
informations on related concepts or terms closely associated with the word. Discuss semantic fields or domains that the word belongs to

  1. Classification: The process of identifying the characteristics of things and grouping them based on those characteristics.

  2. Order: A sequence or arrangement of things.

Culture
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Sort has been used in various forms of literature and art, including the sorting hat in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series, which determines which house a student belongs to at Hogwarts.

How to Memorize "sort"

  1. visualize

    - Imagine a table with items to be sorted, and yourself arranging them in order.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word 'sort' with the idea of organizing or arranging things.

  3. mnemonics

    - Use the acronym 'Sorts' to remember the meanings: 'S' for 'Arrange', 'O' for 'Order', 'R' for 'Types', and 'T' for 'Things'.

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