english
1
general::
noun
type:
He is the sort of person you can trust.
verb
classified:
We sorted out the problems carefully.
Simple Definitions
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general::
see AFTER A FASHION (SORT); ALL KINDS (SORTS) OF; BAD SORT; IT TAKES ALL SORTS; KIND (SORT) OF; NOTHING OF THE KIND (SORT); OF SORTS; OUT OF SORTS.
American Heritage Idioms
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general::
sort sth out
[ M ]
to separate one type of things from a group of things
• Sort out any clothes you want to throw away and give them to me., sort sb out
[ M ] UK informal
to punish or attack someone, usually to make them understand that they have behaved badly
• Has he been bothering you again - do you want me to sort him out?, sort sth/sb out
[ M ]
to deal satisfactorily or successfully with a problem, a situation, or a person who is having difficulties
• We've sorted out the computer system's initial problems.
• [ + question word ]: It'll be difficult to sort out how much each person owes.
• Most of the job involves sorting customers out who have queries.
Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs
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general::
noun ADJ. best, worst | right, wrong | funny, odd, strange He was friendly in a funny sort of way. PREP. ~ of The shop sells all sorts of books., verb put things into different groups/places ADV. busily | out I sorted the clothes out into two piles. PREP. according to Sort the books according to their subject matter. | by The most common way of grouping was to sort the children by ability. | into We sorted the washing into piles of different garments. | through busily sorting through her clothes find an answer to a problem ADV. out Someone will have to sort this problem out. VERB + SORT have to | try to | help (to), help sb (to) | leave sb to Leave them to sort it out among themselves. PHRASES get sth sorted (out) If he can't get his talk sorted, we'll have to ask someone else.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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general::
sort
adjectives
this/that sort
• We must ensure that this sort of thing does not happen again.
some sort
• There has been some sort of error.
the same sort
• We had the same sort of background.
a similar sort
• It’s a similar sort of house.
a different sort
• Barbara never stopped wanting a different sort of life.
the right sort
• Wearing the right sort of clothing could save your life.
other sorts
• What other sorts of books do you like?
all sorts
(= many different sorts )
• He collects all sorts of musical instruments.
phrases
of one sort or another
(= of various different sorts )
• Quite a large number of them suffered injuries of one sort or another.
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