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sorts

The correct spelling is sorts.

How to pronounce sorts

/sɔːts/
noun

IPA: /sɔːts/

Say it like: Sor-ts

The correct spelling is sorts. A general type. For example: "I had a sort of my cupboard."

Usage Examples

I had a sort of my cupboard.

Popular algorithms for sorts include quicksort and heapsort.

Sort the letters in those bags into a separate pile for each language.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A general type.
  2. 2.Manner; form of being or acting.
  3. 3.Condition above the vulgar; rank.
  4. 4.A person evaluated in a certain way (bad, good, strange, etc.).
  5. 5.Group, company.

verb

  1. 1.To separate items into different categories according to certain criteria that determine their sorts.
  2. 2.To arrange into some sequence, usually numerically, alphabetically or chronologically.
  3. 3.To conjoin; to put together in distribution; to class.
  4. 4.To conform; to adapt; to accommodate.
  5. 5.To choose from a number; to select; to cull.

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