to do what is necessary to deal with a problem, disagreement, or difficult situation successfully
to find out information that allows you to understand something
to get rid of things that you do not need and arrange things that you do need tidily
to make arrangements for something to happen, or to decide how it will happen
to make someone stop causing problems for you, for example by talking to them or punishing them
to provide something for someone
Danny’s organizing the food and the music’s already sorted out.
He could probably sort out most of the Lesser Dead with Charter Magic alone.
He found the unfortunate Frampton in the lobby trying to sort out disputed items on his bill.
I need to sort out the mess on my desk.
I've been asked a couple of times to sort out problems he's had.
If you have a problem, the welfare officer can help you sort yourself out.
If you need a new bike, I can sort you out.
Investigators are still trying to sort out why the accident happened.
I’ve managed to sort the newspapers out.
Rose, on her hands and knees on the upstairs landing as she did an emergency sort-out of the airing cupboard, rolled her eyes.
This matter could be sorted out if they would just sit down and talk.
We’ll sort out more suitable clothes for you.
With James, Bas, and Chambers ' all vying for number one on my sort-out list, I couldn't seem to get any further.
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There is no origin for this phrasal verb
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