Definitions for sort of
sort of

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. rather, kind of, kinda, sort ofadverb

   to some (great or small) extent

   "it was rather cold"; "the party was rather nice"; "the knife is rather dull"; "I rather regret that I cannot attend"; "He's rather good at playing the cello"; "he is kind of shy"

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1. sort ofadverb

   Approximately; in a way; partially; not quite; somewhat.

2. Etymology: From a reanalysis of "sort of" in a phrase such as "a sort of merry dance" from noun ("sort") and preposition ("of") from the prepositional phrase "of merry dance" to adverb modifying "merry".

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1. Sort Of

   Sort Of is the debut studio album by the avant-rock band Slapp Happy. It was recorded in Wümme, Bremen, Germany in May and June 1972 with Faust as their backing band, and released on LP by Polydor Records in 1972. In 1980 Recommended Records released a limited edition of Sort Of on LP, and the album was reissued on CD by Blueprint Records in 1999 with one bonus track.

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1. sort of

   "Sort of" is a phrase often used as an adverb meaning to some extent, somewhat, relatively, or moderately. It implies partial or incomplete attributes, characteristics, or similarities to something else. It's often used to indicate that one is unsure or hesitant about fully describing or committing to a particular status, or to soften a statement for politeness or modesty.

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1. Sort Of

   Sort Of is the debut album of the avant-rock band Slapp Happy. It was recorded in Wümme, West Germany in May and June 1972.

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'sort of' in Written Corpus Frequency: #238

How to pronounce sort of?

1. Alex

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   Karen

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of sort of in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of sort of in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of sort of in a Sentence

1. Ali Shihabi:

   If there are activists on the women's section, there will be activists on the Islamists section and then they'll say' why are you arresting clerics when these girls are doing X, Y, Z ? Is it just because the Americans like them and they're being celebrated in the West ?' that's the sort of balancing act that the government has to claim.

2. Tyler Winklevoss:

   It's been really fun to be a part of two major revolutions or movements, i guess we sort of have a thing for networks : Facebook( FB) being a social network and then money or crypto being the ultimate social network.

3. John Hutton:

   We found essentially the opposite effects of screen time, but it does seem to be very localized in the sort of classic language and imagery tracks that are more directly relevant to reading.

4. Dan Fischer:

   Through surfing... I took him out there because he always loved the ocean and him and I were adventure buddies, it was a sort of a prophetic moment I guess, I felt connected to him.

5. Milos Raonic on Friday:

   It's unfortunate, it's probably the most heartbroken I've been on court, i think maybe that's why I sort of lashed out at the start of the fifth set. I don't think that's like Milos Raonic on Friday to do, but sometimes it's a little bit too much to keep in.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=sort of
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Sort_of
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sort_of
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=sort of