# sort out

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To clarify by reviewing mentally.
2. To arrange.
3. To fix (a problem).
4. To organise or separate into groups, as a collection of items, so as to make tidy.
5. To separate from the remainder of a group; often construed with from.
6. To take action to stop someone who has been causing trouble, often by physically attacking them.
7. To provide (somebody) with a necessity, or a solution to a problem.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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