Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to sort out sb
Participle: sorted out sb
Gerund: sorting out sb
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | sort out sb |
| you | sort out sb |
| he;she;it | sorts out sb |
| we | sort out sb |
| you | sort out sb |
| they | sort out sb |
Perfect
| I | have sorted out sb |
| you | have sorted out sb |
| he;she;it | has sorted out sb |
| we | have sorted out sb |
| you | have sorted out sb |
| they | have sorted out sb |
Past
| I | sorted out sb |
| you | sorted out sb |
| he;she;it | sorted out sb |
| we | sorted out sb |
| you | sorted out sb |
| they | sorted out sb |
Pluperfect
| I | had sorted out sb |
| you | had sorted out sb |
| he;she;it | had sorted out sb |
| we | had sorted out sb |
| you | had sorted out sb |
| they | had sorted out sb |
Future
| I | will sort out sb |
| you | will sort out sb |
| he;she;it | will sort out sb |
| we | will sort out sb |
| you | will sort out sb |
| they | will sort out sb |
Future Perfect
| I | will have sorted out sb |
| you | will have sorted out sb |
| he;she;it | will have sorted out sb |
| we | will have sorted out sb |
| you | will have sorted out sb |
| they | will have sorted out sb |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | sort out sb |
| you | sort out sb |
| he;she;it | sort out sb |
| we | sort out sb |
| you | sort out sb |
| they | sort out sb |
Perfect
| I | have sorted out sb |
| you | have sorted out sb |
| he;she;it | have sorted out sb |
| we | have sorted out sb |
| you | have sorted out sb |
| they | have sorted out sb |
Imperfect
| I | sorted out sb |
| you | sorted out sb |
| he;she;it | sorted out sb |
| we | sorted out sb |
| you | sorted out sb |
| they | sorted out sb |
Pluperfect
| I | had sorted out sb |
| you | had sorted out sb |
| he;she;it | had sorted out sb |
| we | had sorted out sb |
| you | had sorted out sb |
| they | had sorted out sb |
Conditional
Present
| I | would sort out sb |
| you | would sort out sb |
| he;she;it | would sort out sb |
| we | would sort out sb |
| you | would sort out sb |
| they | would sort out sb |
Perfect
| I | would have sorted out sb |
| you | would have sorted out sb |
| he;she;it | would have sorted out sb |
| we | would have sorted out sb |
| you | would have sorted out sb |
| they | would have sorted out sb |
Imperative
| you | sort out sb |
| we | Let's sort out sb |
| you | sort out sb |
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)