sort
/sɔːt/noun
उच्चारण सॉर्ट
प्रकार, क़िस्म
Basic word
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[C]
a group or type of people or things that are similar in a particular way; a particular type of person
प्रकार, क़िस्म
- What sort of books do you like?
- He's a good sort.
- I don't like that sort of music.
+ 2 more examples
- All sorts of people visit this market.
- She is the sort of teacher who never loses patience.
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[T]
to arrange things in groups or in a particular order according to their type; (sort sth out) to deal with a problem successfully; to organize something
छाँटना, क्रम से लगाना; सुलझाना
- Sort the files by date.
- Let's sort out this problem.
- Please sort the letters according to the city.
+ 2 more examples
- We sorted out the misunderstanding over a cup of tea.
- The software sorts the names in alphabetical order.
Synonyms arrange classify organize solve resolve
Opposite mix jumble disarrange
¶Idioms 1
out of sorts
ill or upset
अस्वस्थ या खिन्न, मूड ठीक न होना
- I'm feeling a bit out of sorts today.
- He has been out of sorts since the argument.
→Phrasal verbs 2
sort sth out
to arrange or organise things; to deal with a problem successfully
(चीज़ें) व्यवस्थित करना; (समस्या) सुलझाना
- I need to sort out my notes before the exam.
- Don't worry; we'll sort it out.
sort through sth
to look at a number of things in order to organise them or find something
(छाँटने के लिए) चीज़ों को देखना
- She sorted through the old letters.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?
Keep the type words: sort, kind, type, variety, category, class, genre (a type of art or literature).
प्रकार के शब्द याद रखिए: sort, kind, type, variety, category, class, genre (कला या साहित्य का प्रकार, विधा)।
§Grammar and usage
This sort of + singular noun ('this sort of book'), these sorts of + plural noun ('these sorts of books'); sort of (informal, rather; to some extent: 'I'm sort of tired'); avoid 'these sort of things' in formal English (say 'this sort of thing' or 'these sorts of things').
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: this sort of + singular noun ('this sort of book'), these sorts of + plural noun ('these sorts of books'); sort of (अनौपचारिक, कुछ हद तक: 'I'm sort of tired'); औपचारिक English में 'these sort of things' से बचें ('this sort of thing' या 'these sorts of things' कहें)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Sort out (deal with a problem; organize: 'sort out your notes').
Phrasal verb बहुत पूछा जाता है: sort out (समस्या सुलझाना; व्यवस्थित करना: 'sort out your notes')।
Out of sorts (slightly ill or unhappy), it takes all sorts (to make a world) (people are different and we should accept them), nothing of the sort (not at all), a good sort (a kind person).
Idioms: out of sorts (थोड़ा बीमार या उदास), it takes all sorts (to make a world) (लोग भिन्न होते हैं और हमें उन्हें स्वीकारना चाहिए), nothing of the sort (बिलकुल नहीं), a good sort (दयालु व्यक्ति)।