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From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  sort out
       v 1: arrange or order by classes or categories; "How would you
            classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?"
            [syn: classify, class, sort, assort, separate]
       2: make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear; "Could
          you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who
          is at fault" [syn: clear, clear up, shed light on, crystallize,
           crystallise, crystalize, crystalise, straighten
          out, enlighten, illuminate, elucidate]
       3: punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience; "The
          teacher disciplined the pupils rather frequently" [syn: discipline,
           correct]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  sort out
     Αγγλικά vb.
     1 (μτβ) ξεχωρίζω, χωρίζω κατά κατηγορίες ομάδες αντικειμένων ή
  ανθρώπων
     2 (μτβ) ξεμπλέκω, ξεμπερδεύω, λύνω ένα περίπλοκο πρόβλημα
     3 (μτβ) κανονίζω, ρυθμίζω, τακτοποιώ, ενεργώ έτσι ώστε να γίνει κάτι
  σωστά ή να εξελιχθεί ομαλά, σύμφωνα με τις επιδιώξεις μου
     4 (μτβ) τακτοποιώ, βάζω σε τάξη αντικείμενα

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


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

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


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

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


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

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


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

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  sort out
     Englanti vb.
     1 järjestää, saada järjestettyä, saada järjestetyksi
     2 ottaa t. saada selville
     3 ottaa joku puhutteluun (ja panna ojennukseen, järjestykseen)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  sort out
     Engelska vb.
     reda ut