sort through

  • 1sort through — ˈsort through [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they sort through he/she/it sorts through present participle sorting through past tense sorted through …

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  • 2sort through — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms sort through : present tense I/you/we/they sort through he/she/it sorts through present participle sorting through past tense sorted through past participle sorted through sort through something to look at a… …

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  • 3sort through — phr verb Sort through is used with these nouns as the object: ↑belongings, ↑pile …

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  • 4sort through something (for something) — ˈsort through sth (for sth) derived to look through a number of things, either in order to find sth or to put them in order • I sorted through my paperwork. • She sorted through her suitcase for something to wear. Main entry: ↑sortderived …

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  • 5sort through — look at in succession for classification or to make a selection. → sort …

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  • 6ˈsort through sth — phrasal verb to look at a lot of things in order to find something Police are now sorting through boxes of documents trying to find evidence.[/ex] …

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  • 7sort — sort1 W1S1 [so:t US so:rt] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(type/kind)¦ 2 sort of 3 of sorts/of a sort 4 sort of thing 5 what sort of ...? 6 nothing of the sort 7¦(person)¦ 8 it takes all sorts (to make a world) 9¦(computer)¦ 10¦(ill/ …

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  • 8sort — sort1 [ sɔrt ] noun *** 1. ) count a group of things or people with the same qualities or features: KIND, TYPE: What sort are you looking for? sort of: In that sort of situation Tom tends to panic. all sorts of: He was asking us all sorts of… …

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  • 9sort — 1 noun 1 TYPE (C) especially BrE a group or class of people, things etc that have similar qualities or features; type (+ of): What sort of shampoo do you use? | all sorts of (=a lot of different types of things): soup flavoured with all sorts of… …

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  • 10sort */*/*/ — I UK [sɔː(r)t] / US [sɔrt] noun Word forms sort : singular sort plural sorts 1) a) [countable] a group of people or things with the same qualities or features What sort are you looking for? sort of: In that sort of situation Tom tends to panic.… …

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