Definition of assort - Reverso English Dictionary
Verb
1.
organizationtr. Dated group or classify into categoriestr. Dated
- The librarian began to assort the books by genre and author..
2.
furnishingtr. Dated furnish with a variety of goodstr. Dated
- The store is assorted with new products.
3.
matchingintr. Dated harmonize or match with somethingintr. Dated
- The curtains assort well with the carpet.
Origin of assort
Old French, assortir (to match) + Latin, ad (to) + sortire (to sort)
Examples of assort in a sentence
The botanist will assort the plants into different species. The kitchen was assorted with various utensils. They assorted the gift baskets with chocolates and fruits. The colors assort beautifully in the painting. These shoes assort with the dress perfectly.
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- French:classer, approvisionner, ...
- German:sortieren, ausstatten, ...
- Italian:classificare, assortire, ...
- Spanish:ordenar, abastecer, ...
- Portuguese:classificar, abastecer, ...
- Chinese:归类, 摆放, ...
- Japanese:分類する, 取り揃える, ...
- Arabic:صَنَّفَ, زود بتشكيلة, ...
- Hebrew:לְמַיֵּן, לְסַפֵּק, ...
- Russian:классифицировать, снабжать, ...
- Ukrainian:класифікувати, забезпечувати, ...
- Hindi:वर्गीकृत करना, सजाना, ...
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