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Present participle for to arrange systematically into groups
“Most children will sort them by size and color. However, some may sort them according to the patterns printed on top, and some may sort them according to texture.”
Present participle for to pick or select from a larger group
“An effort is ongoing to apply automation to the process to help sort the wheat from the chaff.”
Present participle for to fix a problem, to handle a task
“Either way we need to sort out poverty and sustainability together or neither will be sorted.”
Present participle for to be consistent or in agreement with
“Although this seems formulaic, it does sort with the external record.”
Present participle for to associate or keep company with
“He doesn't appear overly fussy about the people he chooses to sort with.”
Present participle for to sort or rearrange (a jumbled collection) into the right order
Present participle for to mend or repair something that is broken or not functioning
Present participle for to make more tidy or attractive in appearance
Present participle for to untangle or arrange (the hair) by drawing a comb through it
Present participle for to modify, especially so as to better fit a given purpose or circumstance
(computing) Present participle for to manipulate data or information with a computer or software
The action or process of classifying something
An individual stage within a succession of changes, stages, or degrees
One of the ways something exists, or the ways a set of objects can be ordered
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