Definitions
Wiktionary
- adv. idiomatic, colloquial Approximately; in a way; partially; not quite; somewhat.
WordNet 3.0
- adv. to some (great or small) extent
Etymologies
- 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". (Wiktionary)
Examples
“As is standard in this sort of research, they used a machine known as a flow cytometer to examine the surface of cells from the mouse, taken from immune-system organs such as the lymph nodes and the spleen.”
“Longson hardly seemed an inviting sort for Stuey to cadge a loan from, but the two had played many tournaments together, and Longson was the only man in the room with a fat enough bankroll and some sort of personal link to him.”
“I staggered out of the room, sort of trembly and dizzy, but I walked down the six flights of stairs to get my head straight, and then went right out of the hotel, not handing in my key, not saying anything to my Indian pal.”
“And to adults, a sort of vicarious fulfillment, along with the vindication of seeing Uncle Buck finally admit that family and steady income are the only road to true happiness.”
“Kerr applied a particular molecule that other researchers have found acts as just this sort of signpost during fetal development to the area where he wanted the newly growing axonal nerve to go.”
“When the count was favorable, they would signal the “big player,” usually Uston in some sort of disguise, who would swoop in and make an enormous bet.”
“The double-crested, however, fly with their necks sort of bent.”
“She tried to smile at him as a sort of peace offering, to make him feel at ease, surrounded, as he was, by Enrights and near-Enrights, but he appeared to be making polite conversation with August Devlin, who was seated on his right.”
“Some of the cells in the thymus, however, undergo a more sophisticated sort of education—a kind of officer training program if you will.”
“The double-barred cross is a sort of heraldic fiction which is unknown in the ceremonial of the Church.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘sort of’.
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Phrases to sort of qualify statements...
The little phrases that signify that your words might not necessarily say exactly what you want to express.
sort of, kind of, as it were, if i may so speak, tanquam, if i may so say, if i may be so bold, if i may use the ..., as ’twere, with respect, if i might add, and so forth and 46 more...
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for me not to overuse when public-spe...
um, ah, if you will, sort of, well, so, kind of, like, you know, man, dude, totally and 11 more...
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faisal's list
induct, fed up, frustrate, prime minister, second-hand, wash away, sofa, finish up, consider, sort of, slim, lit and 18 more...
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Most Frequently Used English Idioms
about to, according to, account for, after all, all of a sudden, as far as, as for, as if, as long as, as soon as, as to, as well as and 70 more...
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banned
alot, woulda, really, like, um, random, okay, totally, sort of, in my mind, would of, sort've and 13 more...
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loathsome
guy, stuff, random, really, sort of, merely, outy, utilize, thing, facilitate, ginormous
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Words often used by stupid people to ...
obviously, like, um, basically, you know, sort of, well, kind of, maybe, right, probably, possibly and 10 more...
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comewalk's Words
weblog, blog, weird, blogging, awesome, word, moody, swing, wtf, imho, investigate, rid and 47 more...
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