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sort vs person

person vs sort

sort and person both are nouns.

sort is a verb but person is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
sort Yes No Yes No
person Yes No No No
As nouns, person is a hypernym of sort; that is, person is a word with a broader meaning than sort:
  • sort: a person of a particular character or nature
  • person: a human being; person, singular, assertive existential pronoun; pronoun, person, singular; quantifier: assertive existential
Other hypernyms of sort include individual, mortal, somebody, someone, soul.
sort (noun) person (noun)
an approximate definition or example a human being; person, singular, assertive existential pronoun; pronoun, person, singular; quantifier: assertive existential
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality a human body (usually including the clothing)
a person of a particular character or nature 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
an operation that segregates items into groups according to a specified criterion
sort (verb) person (verb)
arrange or order by classes or categories
examine in order to test suitability
Difference between sort and person

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