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re-sort

re-sort verb: to repeat a sorting process; sort again.

Verb

re-sort (third-person singular simple present re-sorts, present participle re-sorting, simple past and past participle re-sorted)

  1. (intransitive, transitive) To repeat a sorting process; sort again.
    • Until a few years ago, the lack of waste management made the Dhangadhi market foul-smelling. Today, it is relatively clean. A system that regularly collects waste from homes and businesses, enforces household segregation, re-sorts it at a collection center, and sends saleable materials to the...2026 August 21, Unnati Chaudhary, “Dhangadhi turns waste into business, but faces growing challenges”, in Nepal News, archived from the original on 23 Aug 2026, Feature

Noun

re-sort (plural re-sorts)

  1. An act of sorting again.

Forms of re-sort

Verb
third-person singular presentre-sorts
present participlere-sorting
past participlere-sorted
pastre-sorted
alternative formresort
Noun
pluralre-sorts

Origin of re-sort

From re- + sort.

Questions about re-sort

What does re-sort mean?
Re-sort means to repeat a sorting process; sort again.
What part of speech is re-sort?
Re-sort can be a verb or a noun.
What is the past tense of re-sort?
The past tense of re-sort is re-sorted.

Words near re-sort in the dictionary

  1. re-sniffs
  2. re-solve
  3. re-solved
  4. re-solves
  5. re-solving
  6. re-sort
  7. re-sorted
  8. re-sorting
  9. re-sorts
  10. re-sound
  11. re-sounded

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