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See Also:

• past tense form of sort.
• past participle of sort.

sorted

American  

[sawr-tid] / ˈsɔr tɪd /

adjective

Geology.

1. (of sedimentary particles) uniform in size.

2. (of sedimentary rock) consisting of particles of uniform size.

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sorted British  

/ ˈsɔːtɪd /

interjection

1. an exclamation of satisfaction, approval, etc

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adjective

1. possessing the desired recreational drugs

Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• well-sorted
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of sorted

First recorded in 1945–50; sort + -ed ²

Example Sentences

The five competing funds follow, sorted by average annual returns for 10 years through May 31.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

"Focus here, get things sorted out here. Let's not worry then about our relationship with other places until we fix our own situation."

From BBC • May 21, 2026

Then we sorted the remaining 193 companies by how much consensus EPS estimates had risen this year through Tuesday.

From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026

Researchers sorted each day in the dataset into one of five weather patterns based on atmospheric pressure, humidity, wind, and temperature.

From Science Daily • May 14, 2026

They must’ve sorted out their confusion about the 100s and 200s faster than Kyle had thought they would.

From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein