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sort(dictionary)
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sort 2, verb(dictionary)
sort 1, noun(dictionary)

sort 2, verb (oh) and administrative (iou)


sort 2, verb (oh)



2 S1 v [T]
to put things in a particular order or arrange them in groups according to size, type etc
::The eggs are sorted according to size.
sort sth into sth
::Let's sort all the clothes into piles.
::All the names on the list have been sorted into alphabetical order.
BrE spoken to deal with a situation so that all the problems are solved and everything is organized
-see also sorted sorted
::Right, I'll leave this for Roger and Terry to sort, then.
sort out [sort sth/sb ¡û¡ú out] phr v
to arrange or organize something that is mixed up or untidy, so that it is ready to be used
::We need to sort out our camping gear before we go away.
to separate one type of thing from another
::I've sorted out the papers that can be thrown away.
sort something/somebody ¡û¡ú out from
::First sort the white things out from the Other clothes.
especially BrE to successfully deal with a problem or difficult situation
::She went to a psychiatrist to try to sort out her problems .
::I'll be glad to get this misunderstanding sorted out .
sort yourself out/get yourself sorted out
(=deal with all your problems)
::I'm staying with a friend until I manage to sort myself out.
especially BrE to succeed in making arrangements for something
::Have you sorted out where you're going to live yet?
::She is trying to sort out childcare.
sort itself out
BrE if something sorts itself out, it stops being a problem without you having to do anything
::Our financial problems should sort themselves out in a week or two.
BrE informal to stop someone from causing problems or annoying you, especially by attacking or punishing them
::If he bothers you again, I'll sort him out.
sort through [sort through sth] phr v
to look for something among a lot of similar things, especially when you are arranging these things into an order
::Vicky sat down and sorted through the files.

administrative (iou)



administrative adjective & noun. M18.
[French administratif, -ive or Latin administrativus, formed as ADMINISTRATE: see -ATIVE.]
A. adjective. Pertaining to Management of affairs; executive. M18.
b. noun. An administrative body; an administrator. rare. L19.
administratively adverb M19.