assort
Americanverb (used with object)
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to distribute, place, or arrange according to kind or class; classify; sort.
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to furnish with a suitable assortment or variety of goods; make up of articles likely to suit a demand.
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Archaic. to group with others of the same or similar kind; connect or identify as of a similar class; associate (usually followed bywith ).
verb (used without object)
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to agree in sort or kind; be matched or suited.
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to associate; consort.
verb
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(tr) to arrange or distribute into groups of the same type; classify
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to fit or fall into a class or group; match
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(tr) to supply with an assortment of merchandise
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(tr) to put in the same category as others; group
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rare to keep company; consort
Other Word Forms
Derived Forms
Conjugated Forms
Present
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has assortedperfect 3rd person singular
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have assortedperfect
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has been assortingperfect progressive 3rd person singular
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assortssingular 3rd person
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are assortingprogressive
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assortingparticiple
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is assortingprogressive 3rd person singular
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am assortingprogressive 1st person singular
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have been assortingperfect progressive
Past
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had assortedperfect
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was assortingprogressive singular
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had been assortingperfect progressive
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assortedparticiple
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were assortingprogressive plural
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assortedsimple
Future
Etymology
Origin of assort
From the Middle French word assorter, dating back to 1480–90. See as-, sort
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Genes that are located far apart on the same chromosome are likely to assort independently.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
It is the chromosomes, not the individual genes, that assort independently.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2018
This data helps retailers better understand their customers, leading to improvements in how they assort and design stores.Participation.
From Forbes • Apr. 8, 2014
Many species, including primates and wolves, assort themselves by means of a dominance hierarchy.
From Scientific American • Dec. 19, 2011
Still, the merchant will pay more for Peanuts in nice order, and perhaps it would even now pay the farmer to properly clean and assort his crop before selling it.
From The Peanut Plant Its Cultivation And Uses by Jones, B. W.
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