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sort — a particular type or kind of something

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: a particular type or kind of something

Pronunciation (IPA): /sɔːrt/

Example Sentences

  • My mom can sort laundry faster than a washing machine can spin!
  • I need to sort out my life, starting with my messy room.
  • What sort of person puts pineapple on pizza?

sort

NOUN

[/sɔːrt/]

a particular type or kind of something

She quickly sorts the laundry into whites, colors, and delicates before washing.
💡 Concept

She quickly sorts the laundry into whites, colors, and delicates before washing.

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/sɔːrt/
🇬🇧 UK/sɔːt/

🌳Etymology

Rootsort

Origin

From Old French 'sorte' meaning 'kind' or 'type', derived from Latin 'sors' meaning 'lot' or 'fate'. The word entered Middle English through Norman French influence.

Breakdown

sort (noun/verb): A single morpheme from Latin 'sors' (lot, fate, kind) with no productive English affixes in modern usage

🎵Rhyme

sportportcourtshort
sport
port
court
short

🔗Collocations

sort out
all sorts of
sort through
what sort of
sort by
this sort of thing

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

“My mom can sort laundry faster than a washing machine can spin!”

“I need to sort out my life, starting with my messy room.”

😄 Fun example

“What sort of person puts pineapple on pizza?”

“The library uses a computer system to sort books automatically.”

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