ˈsort through sth

ˈsort through sth
phrasal verb
to look at a lot of things in order to find something
Police are now sorting through boxes of documents trying to find evidence.[/ex]

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  • sort through something (for something) — ˈsort through sth (for sth) derived to look through a number of things, either in order to find sth or to put them in order • I sorted through my paperwork. • She sorted through her suitcase for something to wear. Main entry: ↑sortderived …   Useful english dictionary

  • sort — sort1 W1S1 [so:t US so:rt] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(type/kind)¦ 2 sort of 3 of sorts/of a sort 4 sort of thing 5 what sort of ...? 6 nothing of the sort 7¦(person)¦ 8 it takes all sorts (to make a world) 9¦(computer)¦ 10¦(ill/ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • sort — 1 noun 1 TYPE (C) especially BrE a group or class of people, things etc that have similar qualities or features; type (+ of): What sort of shampoo do you use? | all sorts of (=a lot of different types of things): soup flavoured with all sorts of… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • sort*/*/*/ — [sɔːt] noun [C] I a group or type of people or things with the same qualities or features Syn: kind, type What sort are you looking for?[/ex] Is this a joke of some sort?[/ex] Mistakes of this sort happen every day.[/ex] He was asking us all… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • sort — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ best, worst ▪ right, wrong ▪ same, similar ▪ different …   Collocations dictionary

  • put — W1S1 [put] v past tense and past participle put present participle putting [T] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(move to place)¦ 2¦(change somebody s situation/feelings)¦ 3¦(write/print something)¦ 4¦(express)¦ 5 put a stop/an end to something 6 put something into… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • pile — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, enormous, great, huge, large, massive ▪ little, small ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

  • pick — 1 /pIk/ verb (T) 1 CHOOSE STH to choose someone or something good or suitable from a group or range of people or things: Students have to pick three courses from a list of 15. | Let me pick a few examples at random. | pick your words (=be careful …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • Run — A run consists of a series of bid and offer quotes for different securities or maturities. Dealers give to and ask for runs from each other. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * ▪ I. run run 1 [rʌn] verb ran PASTTENSE [ræn] …   Financial and business terms

  • run — A run consists of a series of bid and offer quotes for different securities or maturities ( maturity). dealers give and ask for runs from each other. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * ▪ I. run run 1 [rʌn] verb ran …   Financial and business terms

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