What part of speech is sort?

Sort can be categorized as a noun and a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. sort is a verb, present, 1st person singular of sort (infinitive).
  • 2. sort is a verb (infinitive).
  • 3. sort is a noun, singular of sorts.

Inflections

Verb

Noun

What does sort mean?

Definitions

Verb
sort - To separate according to certain criteria.
sort - To arrange into some order, especially numerically, alphabetically or chronologically.
sort - To fix a problem, to handle a task; to sort out .
sort - To join or associate with others, especially with others of the same kind or species; to agree.
sort - To suit; to fit; to be in accord; to harmonize.

Noun
sort - an operation that segregates items into groups according to a specified criterion; "the bottleneck in mail delivery is the process of sorting"
sort - an approximate definition or example; "she wore a sort of magenta dress"; "she served a creamy sort of dessert thing"
sort - a person of a particular character or nature; "what sort of person is he?"; "he's a good sort"
sort - a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality; "sculpture is a form of art"; "what kinds of desserts are there?"
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Examples of sort

#   Sentence  
1. noun She wore a sort of magenta dress.
2. noun She served a creamy sort of dessert thing.
3. noun What sort of person is he?
4. noun He's a good sort.
5. noun The problem with this argument is that Bush lacked the experience necessary to be president when he ran in 2000, so this sort of cheap shot just hoists him by his own petard.
6. noun At some points, as in the late 1980s, he reportedly made behind-the-scenes overtures to the Israelis to arrive at some sort of a deal.
7. noun But that means nothing, since they weren't the sort of things guys like Bush told the "girls".
8. noun Again, decades of this sort of behavior do not leave a person untouched.
9. noun She still has some sort of scholarship but I am not for sure how much it pays.
10. noun Lou, do we have any sort of policy on requests like this?
11. noun of course, in a perfect world, tax payers' money would go toward some sort of national healthcare program, and housing for the homeless, but this is far from a perfect world.
12. noun He could bear no longer that expressionless and motionless stare, which seemed to have a sort of impenetrable emptiness like the black depth of an abyss.
13. noun iw ould just stick him in the tank and let your snake have a nice hunt for once, snakes jaws detach for this sort of this thing, so why not give her a good hunt, but if you do want him knock him id just throw him against the wall or something,, lol i dont know, i agree with you though throw him, haha.
14. noun What sort of Hotel could I expect to find in New Delhi/Agra/Varanasi for rs500 per night?
15. noun It may be that the happiness awaiting us is not at all the sort of happiness we would want.
16. verb The points system acts as a guide to sort out the best candidates.
17. verb It took quite a while to sort out all our luggage.
18. verb I sort of understand.
19. verb I sort of like him.
20. verb We ought to sort the students' names alphabetically.
21. verb We should sort the students' names alphabetically.
22. verb How will you sort the animals?
23. verb My hair refuses to sort out this morning.
24. verb I want to sort this out once and for all.
25. verb Stop being pessimistic! Everything will sort itself out.
26. verb I hope Tom can sort this out.
27. verb I sort of liked Tom.
28. verb We'll sort this out. Don't worry.
29. verb Tom said he needed to sort a few things out.
30. verb Tom said he needed to split up with Mary for a while, so he could sort himself out.
Sentence  
noun
She wore a sort of magenta dress.
She served a creamy sort of dessert thing.
What sort of person is he?
He's a good sort.
The problem with this argument is that Bush lacked the experience necessary to be president when he ran in 2000, so this sort of cheap shot just hoists him by his own petard.
At some points, as in the late 1980s, he reportedly made behind-the-scenes overtures to the Israelis to arrive at some sort of a deal.
But that means nothing, since they weren't the sort of things guys like Bush told the "girls".
Again, decades of this sort of behavior do not leave a person untouched.
She still has some sort of scholarship but I am not for sure how much it pays.
Lou, do we have any sort of policy on requests like this?
of course, in a perfect world, tax payers' money would go toward some sort of national healthcare program, and housing for the homeless, but this is far from a perfect world.
He could bear no longer that expressionless and motionless stare, which seemed to have a sort of impenetrable emptiness like the black depth of an abyss.
iw ould just stick him in the tank and let your snake have a nice hunt for once, snakes jaws detach for this sort of this thing, so why not give her a good hunt, but if you do want him knock him id just throw him against the wall or something,, lol i dont know, i agree with you though throw him, haha.
What sort of Hotel could I expect to find in New Delhi/Agra/Varanasi for rs500 per night?
It may be that the happiness awaiting us is not at all the sort of happiness we would want.
verb
The points system acts as a guide to sort out the best candidates.
It took quite a while to sort out all our luggage.
I sort of understand.
I sort of like him.
We ought to sort the students' names alphabetically.
We should sort the students' names alphabetically.
How will you sort the animals?
My hair refuses to sort out this morning.
I want to sort this out once and for all.
Stop being pessimistic! Everything will sort itself out.
I hope Tom can sort this out.
I sort of liked Tom.
We'll sort this out. Don't worry.
Tom said he needed to sort a few things out.
Tom said he needed to split up with Mary for a while, so he could sort himself out.
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