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sort

UK
/sɔːt/
US
/sɔrt/
sort out

Translations

sortnoun
sorts
pl
UK
/sɔːt/
US
/sɔrt/
triInformatique.
The database ran a sort on the records before generating the report.
La base de données a effectué un tri sur les enregistrements avant de générer le rapport.
He is not the sort of person who would lie.
Il n’est pas le genre de personne qui mentirait.
She is a friendly sort, always willing to help others.
C’est un genre de personne sympathique, toujours prête à aider les autres.
Additional translations
caractère typographiqueTypographie, historique.
Synonyms
kind
category
class
variety
genre
group
species
form
style
type
sortverb
sorted
Past Simple
sorted
Past Participle
sorting
Gerund
UK
/sɔːt/
US
/sɔrt/
réglerFamilier.
He needs to sort his finances before making any big purchases.
Il doit régler ses finances avant de faire de gros achats.
She sorted the clothes by color before doing the laundry.
Elle a trié les vêtements par couleur avant de faire la lessive.
Additional translations
mettre au clairFamilier.
classer
Synonyms
organize
categorize
classify
order
systematize
group
rank
arrange
sortadjective
UK
/sɔːt/
US
/sɔrt/
Used attributively before another noun, especially in technical contexts (e.g., sort code, sort algorithm).
de triInformatique.
The report can be exported in the required sort order.
Le rapport peut être exporté dans l’ordre de tri requis.
Synonyms
ish
sorta
kind of
moderately
slightly
to some extent
partly
fairly
rather
somewhat

Definitions

sortnoun
A category of things or people having some common feature; a type.
He is not the sort of person who would lie.
(Computing) An operation or algorithm that arranges data in a specified order.
The database ran a sort on the records before generating the report.
A person of a specified character or nature.
She is a friendly sort, always willing to help others.
(Printing, historical) A single piece of movable type bearing one character.
The printer searched the case for the correct sort to replace the damaged letter.
sortverb
To arrange items systematically in groups or categories according to shared qualities or characteristics.
She sorted the clothes by color before doing the laundry.
To resolve or find a solution to a problem or situation.
He needs to sort out his finances before making any big purchases.
To separate or divide items into different categories or groups.
The teacher asked the students to sort the books into fiction and non-fiction.
sortadjective
Attributive, used before another noun to denote a process, tool, or characteristic related to sorting or classification.
The report can be exported in the required sort order.
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