sort of

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Pronunciation

• (America) IPA: /ˈsɔɹt əv/, [ˈsɔɹɾəv]
• (British) IPA: /ˈsɔːt əv/, [ˈsɔːt əv], [ˈsɔːʔ əv], [ˈsətəv]

Adverb

sort of (not comparable)

1. (idiomatic, colloquial)  Approximately; in a way; partially; not quite; somewhat.

   It sort of makes sense the way he explains it, but I still don't really understand.

Synonyms

• kind of

Translations

• French: en quelque sorte, partiellement, plus ou moins
• German: irgendwie
• Portuguese: mais ou menos, aproximadamente, de certa forma
• Russian: не́что вро́де
• Spanish: parece que, en cierto sentido, de alguna forma, aproximadamente, en aproximación, de alguna manera, más o menos

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