sort of

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈsɔrt əv/ or [ˈsɔrɾəv]
• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈsɔːt əv/ or [ˈsɔːt əv] or [ˈsɔːʔ əv] or [ˈsətəv]

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Adverb

Positive sort of

Comparative none

Superlative none

1. Just a little bit.

   I'm sort of tired, but I can keep working.

2. Mostly true, but not completely true. What was said is not exact.

   It's sort of like playing football with a stick.

   She's become sort of a mom for them.

   They wore the same clothes, like a sort of uniform.

   "Is that right?" "Sort of."

Related words

• sort
• of

Synonyms

• kind of
• a little