Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

re-sort

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.80 in modern English

Syllables: re--sort
IPA

6

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To repeat a sorting process; sort again.

Intransitive verb; Transitive verb

noun

An act of sorting again.

Example Sentences

"Until a few years ago, the lack of waste management made the Dhangadhi market foul-smelling. Today, it is relatively clean. A system that regularly collects waste from homes and businesses, enforces household segregation, re-sorts it at a collection center, and sends saleable materials to the market has eased the sub-metropolitan city’s waste management."

Etymology

From re- + sort.

Usage

Inflected Forms

re-sorts (present, singular) re-sorting (participle, present) re-sorted (participle, past) re-sorted (past) resort (alternative) re-sorts (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

refilter regrade reclassify reseparate resieve resift refiltering regrading

Questions

What does re-sort mean?: To repeat a sorting process; sort again.
Where does re-sort come from?: From re- + sort.

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