Assort

Pronunciation: /əˈsɔrt/

Definitions of assort

verb to classify or arrange into different categories or groups

Example Sentences

A1 I assort my socks by color before putting them away.

A2 She likes to assort her books by genre on the bookshelf.

B1 The store assortes their products by price range to make shopping easier.

B2 The museum assortes the artifacts by time period for a more organized exhibit.

C1 The chef assortes the ingredients carefully before starting to cook.

C2 The librarian assortes the books in the library according to the Dewey Decimal System.

Examples of assort in a Sentence

formal The store offers a wide assort of products to choose from.

informal I love going to that bakery because they have a great assort of pastries.

slang Let's hit up that new food truck, they have a bomb assort of tacos.

figurative His speech had an assort of emotions, ranging from anger to sadness.

Grammatical Forms of assort

• past tense: assorted
• plural: assorts
• comparative: more assorted
• superlative: most assorted
• present tense: assort
• future tense: will assort
• perfect tense: has assorted
• continuous tense: is assorting
• singular: assorts
• positive degree: assort
• infinitive: to assort
• gerund: assorting
• participle: assorted

Origin and Evolution of assort

First Known Use: 1550 year

Language of Origin: Middle French

Story behind the word: The word 'assort' originated from the Middle French word 'assortir' meaning 'to assort, match, or be suited'.

Evolution of the word: Over time, the word 'assort' has retained its original meaning of matching or grouping items together, but has also been used more broadly to refer to organizing or categorizing things in general.