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sorting
noun 3
Definitions
noun
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verbal noun of sort:
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verbal noun of sort:
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verbal noun of sort:
Collocations
5ADJ.
banal, finished, heavy, right, still, suitable
VERB + SORTING
cards, don't, feel, index, invented, like, need, needs
SORTING + NOUN
bookmarks, clothes, facilities, images, makeup, merchandise, papers
PREP.
after, out, through, with
ADV.
probably, properly
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — the basic cognitive process of arranging into classes or cat
- classification
- categorization
- categorisation
noun — an operation that segregates items into groups according to
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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I'm just sorting out some suitable clothes to take on holiday.
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I spent several days sorting through her papers.
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He finished sorting the papers.
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We're sorting it out.
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I don't feel like sorting clothes right now.
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We're still sorting it out.
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