Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to sort
Participle: sorted
Gerund: sorting
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | sort |
| you | sort |
| he;she;it | sorts |
| we | sort |
| you | sort |
| they | sort |
Perfect
| I | have sorted |
| you | have sorted |
| he;she;it | has sorted |
| we | have sorted |
| you | have sorted |
| they | have sorted |
Past
| I | sorted |
| you | sorted |
| he;she;it | sorted |
| we | sorted |
| you | sorted |
| they | sorted |
Pluperfect
| I | had sorted |
| you | had sorted |
| he;she;it | had sorted |
| we | had sorted |
| you | had sorted |
| they | had sorted |
Future
| I | will sort |
| you | will sort |
| he;she;it | will sort |
| we | will sort |
| you | will sort |
| they | will sort |
Future Perfect
| I | will have sorted |
| you | will have sorted |
| he;she;it | will have sorted |
| we | will have sorted |
| you | will have sorted |
| they | will have sorted |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | sort |
| you | sort |
| he;she;it | sort |
| we | sort |
| you | sort |
| they | sort |
Perfect
| I | have sorted |
| you | have sorted |
| he;she;it | have sorted |
| we | have sorted |
| you | have sorted |
| they | have sorted |
Imperfect
| I | sorted |
| you | sorted |
| he;she;it | sorted |
| we | sorted |
| you | sorted |
| they | sorted |
Pluperfect
| I | had sorted |
| you | had sorted |
| he;she;it | had sorted |
| we | had sorted |
| you | had sorted |
| they | had sorted |
Conditional
Present
| I | would sort |
| you | would sort |
| he;she;it | would sort |
| we | would sort |
| you | would sort |
| they | would sort |
Perfect
| I | would have sorted |
| you | would have sorted |
| he;she;it | would have sorted |
| we | would have sorted |
| you | would have sorted |
| they | would have sorted |
Imperative
| you | sort |
| we | Let's sort |
| you | sort |
Verbs conjugated like 'sort'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'sort'
dort,
fort,
ort,
port,
rort,
short,
snort,
soot,
sorb,
sore,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to identify by or divide into classes
- brand, categorize, classify, compartmentalise, distribute, divide, estimate, evaluate, gauge, judge, label, measure, peg, pigeonhole, subdivide
- order
- arrange, file, classify, divide, separate, distribute, assort, class
Antonyms
- order
- disorder, confusion, disorganization, derangement
Additional Information
Etymology
1. c.1380, from O.Fr. sorte "class, kind," from L. sortem (nom. sors) "lot, fate, share, portion, rank, category," from PIE base *ser- "to line up" (cf. L. serere "to arrange, attach, join;" see series). The sense evolution in V.L. is from "what is allotted to one by fate," to "fortune, condition," to "rank, class, order." Out of sorts "not in usual good condition" is attested from 1621, with lit. sense of "out of stock."
2. From Middle English sorten, from Old French sortir (“to allot, sort”), from Latin sortīre (“draw lots, divide, choose”), from sors.
Sample Sentences
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“ We can't reason from our feelings to those of this class of persons, ” said the other lady, sorting out some worsteds on her lap.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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“ Law sakes, Mas’r George ! ye didn't know I ’ s a gwine to Louisville tomorrow ! ” she said to George, as entering her cabin, he found her busy in sorting over her baby's clothes. “ I thought I'd jis look over sis's things, and get ’ em straightened up. But I 'm gwine, Mas’r George,—gwine to have four dollars a week; and Missis is gwine to lay it all [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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[...] been unusually gracious and accommodating in her humors; and Legree and she had been, apparently, on the best of terms. At present, we may behold her and Emmeline in the room of the latter, busy in sorting and arranging two small bundles.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)