English-Estonian translations for sort

Definition of sort

  • A general type
  • Manner; form of being or acting
  • Condition above the vulgar; rank
  • A person evaluated in a certain way .It would be useful if this definition were more precise or would provide a usage note as to in what contexts this word is used--
  • Group, company
  • A good-looking woman
  • An algorithm for sorting a list of items into a particular sequence
  • A piece of metal type used to print one letter, character, or symbol in a particular size and style
  • Chance; lot; destiny
  • A full set of anything, such as a pair of shoes, or a suit of clothes.Samuel Johnson, "A Dictionary of the English Language", [https://books.google.com/books?id=03Q7AAAAcAAJ] publisher=W. G. Jones year=1768
  • To separate items into different categories according to certain criteria that determine their sorts
  • To arrange into some sequence, usually numerically, alphabetically or chronologically
  • To conjoin; to put together in distribution; to class
  • To conform; to adapt; to accommodate
  • To choose from a number; to select; to cull
  • To join or associate with others, especially with others of the same kind or species; to agree
  • To suit; to fit; to be in accord; to harmonize
  • To fix or handle (a task
  • To attack physically

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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
  • Sort those bells into a row in ascending sequence of pitch
  • If he comes nosing around here again Ill sort him!

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