sort through

verb

To look through (a collection of documents, facts, etc.) to make sense of them or put them in order.

“You have to sort through the facts and come to a conclusion.”

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Meanings

verbsort through (third-person singular simple present sorts through, present participle sorting through, simple past and past participle sorted through)

present singular third person sorts through · participle present sorting through · participle past sorted through · past sorted through

  1. To look through (a collection of documents, facts, etc.) to make sense of them or put them in order.

    You have to sort through the facts and come to a conclusion.

Cite this entry
APA

sort through. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sort%20through

MLA

“sort through.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sort%20through. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sort through,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sort%20through.

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