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sort
noun
a
group
or
kind
of
things
or
people
that
share
the
same
qualities
•
This
shop
sells
every
sort
of
tea
you
can
imagine
.
This
shop
sells
every
sort
of
tea
you
can
imagine
.
•
She
enjoys
films
of
the
romantic
sort
.
She
enjoys
films
of
the
romantic
sort
.
From
Old
French
‘
sort
’
meaning
‘
lot
’
or
‘
fate
’,
and
Latin
‘
sors
’
meaning
‘
lot
’
or
‘
share
’.
Over
time
the
sense
shifted
to
‘
kind
’
or
‘
category
’.
noun
a
person
of
a
particular
character
or
nature
(
informal
)
•
He
’
s
a
friendly
sort
who
always
smiles
at
strangers
.
He
’
s
a
friendly
sort
who
always
smiles
at
strangers
.
•
She
’
s
not
the
sort
to
give
up
easily
.
She
’
s
not
the
sort
to
give
up
easily
.
verb
-
sort
,
sorting
,
sorts
,
sorted
to
arrange
things
in
groups
or
in
a
particular
order
•
We
need
to
sort
the
laundry
before
washing
it
.
We
need
to
sort
the
laundry
before
washing
it
.
•
She
sorted
the
files
alphabetically
.
She
sorted
the
files
alphabetically
.
resort
noun
the
act
of
using
or
turning
to
something
for
help
when
other
methods
have
failed
,
often
used
in
the
phrase
“
as
a
last
resort
”
•
Calling
the
fire
department
was
a
last resort
after
we
could
not
control
the
flames
.
Calling
the
fire
department
was
a
last resort
after
we
could
not
control
the
flames
.
•
Borrowing
money
from
his
parents
was
his
only
resort
when
he
lost
his
job
.
Borrowing
money
from
his
parents
was
his
only
resort
when
he
lost
his
job
.
The
sense
of
'resort'
meaning
'recourse'
developed
from
the
original
verb
'to
return
or
go
back'
,
shifting
to
the
idea
of
turning
back
to
something
for
help
.
resort to
verb
-
resort
to
,
resorting
to
,
resorts
to
,
resorted
to
to
do
or
use
something
,
especially
something
undesirable
,
because
no
other
choices
are
available
•
When
the
power
went
out
,
they
resorted
to
candles
for
light
.
When
the
power
went
out
,
they
resorted to
candles
for
light
.
•
Under
pressure
,
the
politician
resorted
to
making
false
promises
.
Under
pressure
,
the
politician
resorted to
making
false
promises
.
From
Middle
French
‘
resortir
à
’
meaning
‘
to
have
recourse
to
’.
The
preposition
‘
to
’
became
fixed
as
the
verb
came
to
mean
turning
to
something
unwanted
.
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