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