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Definition sort in British English

sort noun

noun
/sɔː(r)t/
1

a group of people or things with the same qualities or features

Example

What sort are you looking for?

Example

In that sort of situation Tom tends to panic.

Example

Is this a joke of some sort?

Example

He was asking us all sorts of questions about you.

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Mistakes of this sort happen every day.

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Example

Jane won't be able to keep quiet about it - she's not the sort.

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2

the process by which a computer arranges information in a particular order, for example by date or number, or in alphabetical order

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Definition sort in British English