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