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• Received-Pronunciation: /ˈsɔːt‿əv/
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• Received-Pronunciation: [ˈsɔːʔ əv]
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• Received-Pronunciation: [ˈsət‿əv]
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• General-American: /ˈsɔɹt‿əv/
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• General-American: [ˈsɔɹɾ‿əv]
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From sort (noun) + of. The adverbial use is derived from the use of the term as an adjective in phrases such as “a sort of [something]”.

40 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Finnish: eräänlainen — of a person, thing, etc.: similar but not identical to another person, thing, etc.
• Finnish: jonkinlainen — of a person, thing, etc.: similar but not identical to another person, thing, etc.
• Hebrew: סוג של (súg shel) — of a person, thing, etc.: similar but not identical to another person, thing, etc.
• Russian: не́что вро́де (néčto vróde) — of a person, thing, etc.: similar but not identical to another person, thing, etc.
• Russian: своего́ ро́да (svojevó róda) — of a person, thing, etc.: similar but not identical to another person, thing, etc.
• Finnish: jollain tapaa — to some extent but not entirely
• Finnish: jotenkuten — to some extent but not entirely
• Finnish: tavallaan — to some extent but not entirely
• French: en quelque sorte — to some extent but not entirely
• French: en un sens — to some extent but not entirely
• French: partiellement — to some extent but not entirely
• French: plus ou moins — to some extent but not entirely
• Galician: algo así — to some extent but not entirely
• German: irgendwie — to some extent but not entirely
• Greek: κάπως (kápos) — to some extent but not entirely
• Hebrew: בְּעֵרֶךְ (be'érech) — to some extent but not entirely
• Hungarian: némileg — to some extent but not entirely
• Indonesian: semacam — to some extent but not entirely
• Irish: cineál — to some extent but not entirely
• Norwegian Bokmål: liksom — to some extent but not entirely
• Norwegian Bokmål: på en måte — to some extent but not entirely
• Polish: jakiś — to some extent but not entirely
• Portuguese: aproximadamente — to some extent but not entirely
• Portuguese: de certa forma — to some extent but not entirely
• Portuguese: mais ou menos — to some extent but not entirely
• Portuguese: meio que — to some extent but not entirely
• Russian: вро́де (vróde) — to some extent but not entirely
• Russian: как бу́дто (kak búdto) — to some extent but not entirely
• Scottish Gaelic: nàdar de — to some extent but not entirely
• Serbo-Croatian: не̏ка̄ко — to some extent but not entirely
• Serbo-Croatian: na neki način — to some extent but not entirely
• Serbo-Croatian: nȅkāko — to some extent but not entirely
• Slovene: na nek način — to some extent but not entirely
• Spanish: algo así — to some extent but not entirely
• Spanish: de alguna forma — to some extent but not entirely
• Spanish: de cierta manera — to some extent but not entirely
• Spanish: en cierto sentido — to some extent but not entirely
• Spanish: más o menos — to some extent but not entirely
• Swedish: typ — to some extent but not entirely
• Tamil: ஏதோ (ētō) — to some extent but not entirely