sort of something
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Meaning · English
Similar to something, but not exactly
Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt
tương tự như một thứ gì đó, nhưng không chính xác
Machine-translated — suggest a fix
Literally: classify type of thing
Register: neutral
Examples
This cake is sort of like the one we had yesterday
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
Sources & notes
Everyday learner phrase (CEFR A2); level cross-referenced from published learner lists. Definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “sort of something” mean?
Similar to something, but not exactly Literally: classify type of thing
Is “sort of something” formal or informal?
sort of something is generally neutral.