assort

[ uh-sawrt ]

/ əˈsɔrt /

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verb (used with object)

to distribute, place, or arrange according to kind or class; classify; sort.

to furnish with a suitable assortment or variety of goods; make up of articles likely to suit a demand.

Archaic. to group with others of the same or similar kind; connect or identify as of a similar class; associate (usually followed by with).

verb (used without object)

to agree in sort or kind; be matched or suited.

to associate; consort.

Origin of assort

From the Middle French word assorter, dating back to 1480–90. See as-, sort

OTHER WORDS FROM assort

as·sort·a·tive, as·sort·ive, adjectiveas·sort·a·tive·ly, adverbas·sort·er, nounre·as·sort, verb

Words nearby assort

assoil, assoluta, assonance, as soon, as soon as, assort, assortative mating, assorted, assortment, ASSR, asst.

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Example sentences from the Web for assort

The clerk, who goes to the Clearing House, and his assistants, assort these checks into nineteen different piles.
A Simple Explanation of Modern Banking Customs|Humphrey Robinson
He undertook to assort the correspondence, and forward it to Montreal and Toronto by queen's messengers.
The History of the Post Office in British North America|William Smith
The colours for the conical stripes may be any two or four colours, which assort well together; or each may be different.
My Knitting Book|Miss Lambert
It is better to have each card different, and to assort the flags, so that every card may contain some not very generally known.
Bright Ideas for Entertaining|Mrs. Herbert B. Linscott

Obviously the artist may assort any two or more of these varieties in the same picture.
Art Principles|Ernest Govett

British Dictionary definitions for assort

assort

/ (əˈsɔːt) /

verb

(tr) to arrange or distribute into groups of the same type; classify

(intr usually foll by with) to fit or fall into a class or group; match

(tr) to supply with an assortment of merchandise

(tr) to put in the same category as others; group

(intr usually foll by with) rare to keep company; consort

Derived forms of assort

assortative or assortive, adjectiveassortatively, adverbassorter, noun

Word Origin for assort

C15: from Old French assorter, from sorte sort

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单词	assort
释义	assort [ uh-sawrt ] / əˈsɔrt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR assort ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object) to distribute, place, or arrange according to kind or class; classify; sort. to furnish with a suitable assortment or variety of goods; make up of articles likely to suit a demand. Archaic. to group with others of the same or similar kind; connect or identify as of a similar class; associate (usually followed by with). verb (used without object) to agree in sort or kind; be matched or suited. to associate; consort. Origin of assort From the Middle French word assorter, dating back to 1480–90. See as-, sort OTHER WORDS FROM assort as·sort·a·tive, as·sort·ive, adjectiveas·sort·a·tive·ly, adverbas·sort·er, nounre·as·sort, verb Words nearby assort assoil, assoluta, assonance, as soon, as soon as, assort, assortative mating, assorted, assortment, ASSR, asst. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for assort The clerk, who goes to the Clearing House, and his assistants, assort these checks into nineteen different piles. A Simple Explanation of Modern Banking Customs\|Humphrey Robinson He undertook to assort the correspondence, and forward it to Montreal and Toronto by queen's messengers. The History of the Post Office in British North America\|William Smith The colours for the conical stripes may be any two or four colours, which assort well together; or each may be different. My Knitting Book\|Miss Lambert It is better to have each card different, and to assort the flags, so that every card may contain some not very generally known. Bright Ideas for Entertaining\|Mrs. Herbert B. Linscott Obviously the artist may assort any two or more of these varieties in the same picture. Art Principles\|Ernest Govett British Dictionary definitions for assort assort / (əˈsɔːt) / verb (tr) to arrange or distribute into groups of the same type; classify (intr usually foll by with) to fit or fall into a class or group; match (tr) to supply with an assortment of merchandise (tr) to put in the same category as others; group (intr usually foll by with) rare to keep company; consort Derived forms of assort assortative or assortive, adjectiveassortatively, adverbassorter, noun Word Origin for assort C15: from Old French assorter, from sorte sort Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to assort group, rank, suit, categorize, type, class, classify
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assort

verb (used with object)

verb (used without object)

Origin of assort

OTHER WORDS FROM assort

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Example sentences from the Web for assort

British Dictionary definitions for assort

verb

Derived forms of assort

Word Origin for assort

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