单词 | sort something out |
释义 | 1 (phrasal verb) Definition to find a solution to (a problem) They have sorted out their trade and security dispute. Synonyms resolve We must find a way to resolve these problems. work out clear up clarify A bank spokesman was unable to clarify the situation. tidy up put or get straight 2 (phrasal verb) Definition to organize (things or people) into an orderly and disciplined group He carried out the usual checks and sorted out the paperwork. Synonyms organize He began to organize his papers. tidy She made her bed and tidied her room. straighten out put in order arrange He started to arrange the books in piles. catalogue The Royal Greenwich Observatory was founded to observe and catalogue the stars. classify Rocks can be classified according to their mode of origin. categorize Additional synonymsin the sense of arrange Definition to put into a proper or systematic order He started to arrange the books in piles. Synonyms put in order, group, form, order, sort, class, position, range, file, rank, line up, organize, set out, sequence, exhibit, sort out (informal), array, classify, tidy, marshal, align, categorize, systematize, dispose, jack up (New Zealand, informal) in the sense of catalogue Definition to enter (an item) in a catalogue The Royal Greenwich Observatory was founded to observe and catalogue the stars. Synonyms list, file, index, register, classify, inventory, accession, tabulate, alphabetize in the sense of clarify Definition to make or become clear or easy to understand A bank spokesman was unable to clarify the situation. Synonyms explain, resolve, interpret, illuminate, clear up, simplify, make plain, elucidate, explicate (formal), clear the air about, throw or shed light on Nearby words of |
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