sorted
English meaning: Sorted
Definition
To separate items into different categories according to certain criteria that determine their sorts.
Example
“Sort the letters in those bags into a separate pile for each language.”
Another example: “Don't worry, I've sorted out the travel arrangements.”
Usage — When, Where & How
Past tense of 'sort', meaning arranged into groups or order, or (informally in British English) fixed or dealt with ('it's sorted'); the arranging sense is neutral while 'sorted' meaning resolved is colloquial.
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
From the verb 'sort' (Old French 'sortir', to allot, from Latin 'sors', a lot or share) plus '-ed', the verb attested from the 14th century.
Synonyms
- arranged
- classified
- organised
- ordered
- categorised
- grouped
Antonyms / Opposites
- jumbled
- muddled
- mixed up
Related Words
- alphabetically
- sorting
- chronologically
- alphabetical
- shirt
- brightness
- celebrating
- icao
- click
- keeps
Common Collocations
- sorted out
- sorted alphabetically
- neatly sorted
- sorted by date
- get it sorted
- sorted into groups
Word Forms
sort (n & v); sorts; sorted; sorting
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Literary Heritage
“To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.”
/To thine own self be true/
“Be honest with yourself — and as naturally as night follows day, you will be unable to be false to others.”
“I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too?”
/I'm nobody! Who are you?/
“I am nobody — and that quiet anonymity is more honest than the noise of public fame.”
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Language information
- Language
- English
- English
- Script
- Latin
- Family
- Indo-European
- Speakers
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