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Sort Verb: Meanings, Examples, and Usage Guide (2 meaning)

Meaning 1：categorize (sort)

sort 🔊

/sɔːrt/

To separate things into different groups based on their type, kind, or quality.

Sort candies into colored bowls categorizing by color

categorize 🔊

➕

/ˈkæt.ə.ɡə.raɪz/

To arrange items into groups according to shared characteristics or categories.

📁 Category：Behaviors & Actions 🔖 Level：beginner

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

From Latin 'sors' (lot, fate), via Old French 'sort'.

💡 Mnemonic

Think of Harry Potter's Sorting Hat – it sorts students into houses.

📖 Example

I spent the morning sorting my old photos into albums for family, friends, and holidays. 🔊 I spent the morning sorting my old photos into albums for family, friends, and holidays.

🔗 Collocations

sort into – to separate and place into categories

sort out – to resolve or organize

sort by – to arrange according to a criterion

🔄 Synonyms

classify (v.) – arrange in classes or categories

categorize (v.) – place in a particular class or group

group (v.) – put together in a group or groups

🚫 Antonyms

jumble (v.) – mix up in a confused way

mix (v.) – combine without order

disorganize (v.) – disrupt the order of

🌱 Derivatives

sortable (adj.) – capable of being sorted

sorter (n.) – someone or something that sorts

sorting (n.) – the act of arranging in order

📖 Cultural Story

The verb 'sort' originates from Latin 'sors' meaning 'lot, fate'. In ancient Rome, lots were drawn to determine order or categories. Modern usage retains the idea of grouping.

Meaning 2：sort out (sort)

sort 🔊

/sɔːrt/

To deal with a problem or a difficult situation, making it clear and organized.

sort out 🔊

➕

/sɔːrt aʊt/

To solve a problem or arrange something that is complicated or messy.

📁 Category：Behaviors & Actions 🔖 Level：intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Example

Don't worry, I'll sort out the travel arrangements and hotel bookings for our trip. 🔊 Don't worry, I'll sort out the travel arrangements and hotel bookings for our trip.

🔗 Collocations

sort out a problem – to find a solution to a problem

sort things out – to resolve a difficult situation

sort out the details – to organize the specific information

🔄 Synonyms

resolve (v.) – find a solution to a problem

straighten out (v.) – make free from confusion or difficulty

tidy up (v.) – make neat and orderly

🚫 Antonyms

complicate (v.) – make more difficult or confusing

mess up (v.) – make something disordered or incorrect

neglect (v.) – fail to deal with properly

🌱 Derivatives

sortable (adj.) – capable of being sorted

sorter (n.) – someone or something that sorts

sorting (n.) – the act of arranging in order