• an approximate definition or example; "she wore a Sort of magenta dress"; "she served a creamy Sort of dessert thing"
• a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality; "sculpture is a form of art"; "what kinds of desserts are there?"
• a person of a particular character or nature; "what Sort of person is he?"; "he''s a good Sort"
• an operation that segregates items into groups according to a specified criterion; "the bottleneck in mail delivery it the process of Sorting"
• arrange or order by classes or categories; "How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?"
• examine in order to test suitability; "screen these samples"; "screen the job applicants"

'Sort' in other languages