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WordBand 4.5–5.5Core (NGSL)
sort
/sɔːt/
noun1 of 2
group or class of similar things or people
- “My friend suddenly ghosted me, without any sort of explanation.”Tatoeba
- “We have some things that we need to sort out.”Tatoeba
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verb2 of 2
To arrange into some sequence, usually numerically, alphabetically or chronologically.
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Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)