sorted
- 1Simple past and past participle of sort. Use this form for sorting that already happened.
She sorted the mail into three neat piles.
The volunteers sorted donations all afternoon.
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- 2Arranged into a clear order, with items grouped or lined up.
Like a deck of cards put in order from low to high.
She handed me a stack of sorted photos from the trip.
The sorted toys went back into their labeled boxes.
Similarordered, arranged, organized, classified
- 3Working well and under control, with no problems left to fix.
Like a messy room that is now tidy and in order.
Don't worry, everything is sorted, so we can relax now.
My finances are finally sorted after months of trouble.
Similarorganized, arranged, settled, fixed, done
Oppositedisorganized, chaotic, unsettled
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sorted is a form of sort
sort, verb: To put things into groups, so that things of the same kind are together. Full entry
- Spelling
- sort → sorted: add -ed
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