sort of

sɔːrt əv

Definition

Definition of sort of - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

not exactin a way that is partly but not fully true

I sort of like this movie.
She sort of remembers meeting him before.
It sort of feels like we’re lost.

kind of

somewhat

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Expressions with sort of

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some sort of

det.

generalizes when the exact type is not important

We need some sort of solution quickly.

Expressions with sort

sort through

examine items to organize or understand them

She had to sort through the papers on her desk.

sort out

clarify a confusing situation

We need to sort out the misunderstanding.

good sort

person with a kind disposition

Grandma is such a good sort, always helping others.

sort things out

clarify misunderstandings or confusion

Let's sort things out to avoid confusion.

sort itself out

resolve without intervention

Don't worry, the problem will sort itself out.

anything of the sort

something similar to what was mentioned

He denied saying anything of the sort.

Terms with sort of included in their meaning

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kind

general category

type or sort of people or things

haystack

figurative

large amount of something, hard to sort through

risk classification

safety

set of risk groups used to sort people or activities

breadstuff

food

bread or breadlike baked goods of any sort

classification process

organization

series of steps used to sort things into groups by features

copy sort

technology

type of sort in computing

exquisiteness

beauty

extreme beauty of a delicate sort

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French:en quelque sorte, ...
German:irgendwie, ...
Italian:più o meno, ...
Spanish:más o menos, ...
Portuguese:mais ou menos, ...
Chinese:有点, ...
Japanese:なんとなく, ...
Arabic:نَوْعًا مَا, ...
Hebrew:בְּעֵרֶךְ, ...
Russian:вроде как, ...
Ukrainian:ніби, ...
Hindi:कुछ-कुछ, ...
Bengali:একটু, ...
Catalan:una mica, ...
Czech:tak nějak, ...
Danish:på en måde, ...
Dutch:een beetje, ...
Greek:κάπως, ...
Hungarian:valamennyire, ...
Khmer:បន្តិចបន្តួច, ...
Korean:좀, ...
Persian:یه جورایی, ...
Polish:tak jakby, ...
Portuguese (BR):até que, ...
Romanian:parcă, ...
Swedish:lite grann, ...
Thai:ค่อนข้างจะ, ...
Turkish:biraz, ...
Vietnamese:hơi, ...

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