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re-sort en · VERB

Etymology

From re- + sort.

Meanings

  1. (intransitive, transitive) To repeat a sorting process; sort again.
    • 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. 2026 August 21, Unnati Chaudhary, “Dhangadhi turns waste into business, but faces growing challenges”, in Nepal News, archived from the original on 23 Aug 2026, Feature:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
resort alternative lexicographic
re-sorting Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
re-sorted Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
re-sorted Tense=Past lexicographic
re-sorts Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Coordinates

resift · reseparate · resieve · reclassify · refilter · regrade

Translations (12)

bg преподреждам (to repeat a sorting process) · pt reordenar (to repeat a sorting process) · es realinear (to repeat a sorting process) · es reordenar (to repeat a sorting process) · sv omsortera (to repeat a sorting process) · es reacomodar (to repeat a sorting process) · el επαναταξινομώ (to repeat a sorting process) · pl posortować ponownie (to repeat a sorting process) · fi järjestää uudelleen (to repeat a sorting process) · fi uudelleenjärjestää (to repeat a sorting process) · cmn 重新排列 (to repeat a sorting process) · fr retrier (to repeat a sorting process)