sorted

1. 1
   verb

   Simple past and past participle of sort.

   The librarian sorted the returned books by subject.

   We sorted through the boxes looking for the missing key.

   Note

   A regular -ed form that does double duty: simple past (she sorted the mail) and past participle after have or be (the mail has been sorted). The participle shades easily into the "put in order" adjective, as in a sorted list. The verb also works intransitively, so a person may have sorted with others of the same kind, meaning associated or agreed with them.

2. 2
   adjective

   Arranged into a particular order through the act of sorting.

   The sorted recycling was ready for collection on Monday.

   A column of sorted names appeared on the screen.

   Similarordered, arranged, organized, classified

   Oppositejumbled, mixed, random, unordered

3. 3
   adjectivecolloquial

   In good order and fully under control.

   The plans for the trip are all sorted, so we can leave on time.

   Her schedule looked completely sorted heading into the busy week.

   Similarorganized, arranged, settled, fixed, done

   Oppositedisorganized, chaotic, unsettled

   Note

   Here the word turns figurative, and it usually travels with out: get things sorted out, have it all sorted out. A common frame is get + object + sorted, as in I have to get my life sorted, where the aim is to bring a muddle under control. Unlike the literal "arranged" adjective, nothing is put in sequence. What gets sorted is a situation, and the tone is informal.

4. 4
   interjectionslangBritish

   An exclamation expressing approval or that something has been completed or arranged.

   Sorted! The deposit's paid and the keys are ours.

   Need a lift to the station tomorrow? Sorted.

   Similardone, great

   Note

   The participle works as a complete one-word reply. Asked whether the train tickets are booked, a speaker answers Yep, sorted! It shares the British slang standing of the "well supplied" sense but carries no hint of drugs. It simply announces that a job is done or a plan approved, and it belongs to casual speech.

5. 5
   adjectiveslangBritish

   Having a sufficient supply of something, especially narcotics.

   They were sorted for the night, with plenty stashed away.

   He reckoned he was sorted until the next paycheck came through.

   Similarset, covered, stocked

   Note

   British slang, usually built as sorted for something. Pulp's song title Sorted for E's & Wizz shows the frame and the company the word keeps. Because drugs are its typical object, use it with care outside casual talk among friends. It can also mean any stock that will last for now, as in sorted until payday.

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