assort
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əˈsɔːt/
- (General American) IPA(key): /əˈsɔɹt/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)t
Verb
assort (third-person singular simple present assorts, present participle assorting, simple past and past participle assorted)
- (transitive) To sort or arrange according to characteristic or class.
- Burke
- They appear […] no ways assorted to those with whom they must associate.
- Burke
- (intransitive) To be of a kind with.
- (intransitive) To be associated with; to consort with.
- (transitive) To furnish with, or make up of, various sorts or a variety of goods.
- to assort a cargo
Derived terms
Related terms
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<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/assertive' title='assertive'>assertive</a>
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/assort' title='assort'>assort</a>
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<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/series' title='series'>series</a>
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/sermon' title='sermon'>sermon</a>
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/sermonette' title='sermonette'>sermonette</a>
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/serry' title='serry'>serry</a>
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/sort' title='sort'>sort</a>
Translations
To sort or arrange according to characteristic or class
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To be associated with; to consort with
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French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.sɔʁ/
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