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person vs sort

sort vs person

person and sort both are nouns.

person is not a verb while sort is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
person Yes No No No
sort Yes No Yes No
As nouns, sort is a hyponym of person; that is, sort is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than person:
  • person: a human being; person, singular, assertive existential pronoun; pronoun, person, singular; quantifier: assertive existential
  • sort: a person of a particular character or nature
person (noun) sort (noun)
a human being; person, singular, assertive existential pronoun; pronoun, person, singular; quantifier: assertive existential an approximate definition or example
a human body (usually including the clothing) a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
a grammatical category used in the classification of pronouns, possessive determiners, and verb forms according to whether they indicate the speaker, the addressee, or a third party a person of a particular character or nature
an operation that segregates items into groups according to a specified criterion
person (verb) sort (verb)
arrange or order by classes or categories
examine in order to test suitability
Difference between person and sort

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