sort out
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sort out
verb sorts out · sorting out · sorted out
- To clarify by reviewing mentally. It's a bit confused at the moment, I'll try to sort it out later.
- To arrange. Could you call Dave and sort out a meeting for tomorrow?
- To fix (a problem). The computer won't let me delete that file; could you sort it out?
- To organise or separate into groups, as a collection of items, so as to make tidy. Could you sort out your wardrobe and put the clothes you no longer use in one pile to give away and another to throw away?
- To separate from the remainder of a group; often construed with from. We need to sort out the problems we can solve from the ones we can't.
- To take action to stop someone who has been causing trouble, often by physically attacking them. If you do that again, I'll soon sort you out.
- To provide (somebody) with a necessity, or a solution to a problem. Hey man, I want some weed. —I'll sort you out, mate.
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verb to clarify
| Português | resolver, esclarecer |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | klären |
| Italiano | ricapitolare |
| Русский | разбира́ться razbirátʹsja, разобра́ться razobrátʹsja |
verb to arrange
| Deutsch | bewerkstelligen, organisieren, arrangieren, vereinbaren, einrichten |
|---|---|
| Italiano | organizzare, fissare |
verb to fix problem
| Español | encargarse de, orillar |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | ठीक करना ṭhīk karnā |
| Português | resolver completamente |
| Français | résoudre |
| Deutsch | erledigen, lösen, beheben |
| Italiano | risolvere, sistemare |
| Русский | исправля́ть ispravljátʹ, испра́вить isprávitʹ, устраня́ть ustranjátʹ, устрани́ть ustranítʹ |
verb to organise or separate into groups
| Português | separar |
|---|---|
| Français | trier |
| Deutsch | sortieren |
| Italiano | riordinare |
| Русский | сортирова́ть sortirovátʹ, отсортирова́ть otsortirovátʹ |
verb to separate from the remainder of a group
| Deutsch | aussortieren, trennen |
|---|---|
| Italiano | estrarre |
verb slang: to attack physically
| Deutsch | helfen, zeigen, sich jmdn. vorknöpfen |
|---|
verb to provide (somebody) with a necessity
| Deutsch | besorgen |
|---|
Talk about this word "sort out." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sort%20out. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. sort out. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sort%20out "sort out." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sort%20out.
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@misc{sort_out_2026,
title = {sort out},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sort%20out},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
