a category of things or people with a common feature; a type

if only we knew the sort of people she was mixing with

a radical change poses all sorts of questions

the arrangement of data in a prescribed sequence

a manner or way

in law also the Judge is in a sort superior to his King

a letter or piece in a font of type

arrange systematically in groups; separate according to type

the mail was sorted

resolve (a problem or difficulty)

the problem with the engine was soon sorted