1a category of things or people with a common feature; a type:if only we knew the sort of people she was mixing witha radical change poses all sorts of questions
[with adjective] informal a person of a specified nature:Frank was a genuinely friendly sort
2 [mass noun] Computing the arrangement of data in a prescribed sequence.
3 archaic a manner or way:in law also the Judge is in a sort superior to his King
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1arrange systematically in groups; separate according to type:the mail was sortedshe sorted out the clothes, some to be kept, some to be thrown away
[no object] (sort through) look at (a group of things) in succession in order to classify them or make a selection:she sat down and sorted through her mail
2resolve (a problem or difficulty):the teacher helps the children to sort out their problems
resolve the problems or difficulties of:I need time to sort myself out
after a sort
dated after a fashion.
in some sort
dated to a certain extent:I am in some sort indebted to you
it takes all sorts to make a world
proverb people vary greatly in character, tastes, and abilities (often used as a comment on what the speaker feels to be strange behaviour):he was wearing make-up—well, it takes all sorts
nothing of the sort
used as an emphatic way of denying permission or refuting an earlier statement:‘I’ll pay.’ ‘You’ll do nothing of the sort.’
of a sort
(or of sorts)
informal of a somewhat unusual or inferior kind:the training camp actually became a tourist attraction of sorts
out of sorts
slightly unwell:she’s been feeling nauseous and generally out of sorts
in low spirits; irritable:the trying events of the day had put him out of sorts
sort of
informal to some extent; in some way or other:‘Do you see what I mean?’ ‘Sort of,’ answered Jean cautiously
sort out the men from the boys
show or prove who is the best at a particular activity.
the —— sort
the kind of person likely to do or be involved with the thing specified:she’d never imagined Steve to be the marrying sort
sort someone out
informal deal with a troublesome person, typically by reprimanding or punishing them:if he can’t pay you, I’ll sort him out
sort something out
1separate something from a mixed group:she sorted out the lettuce from the spinach
2arrange or organize something:they are anxious to sort out travelling arrangements
