Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

presort

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pre-sort
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To sort in advance.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Mail is presorted by postcode prior to transfer into the postal delivery system."
"Please presort your waste so that it can be recycled."
"The algorithm runs faster if the data is presorted."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English sort English presort From pre- + sort.

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

presorts (present, singular) presorting (participle, present) presorted (participle, past) presorted (past)

Questions

What does presort mean?: To sort in advance.
Where does presort come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English sort English presort From pre- + sort.

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