sort of

Meaning

1. Oxford65% of films

   to some extent but in a way that you cannot easily describe

In the movies · 68

• You know, it's reddish-brown, it's sort of...Monty Python's The Meaning of Life1983
• ... but he was sort of... He was an artist.The Pursuit of Happyness2006
• Does the stuff make you feel good, sort of, and give you lots of pep?Requiem for a Dream2000
• Sort of. Sort of.About Time2013
• sort of thing.Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 22017
• sort of disappear.Billy Elliot2000
• Yes. Sort of.Black Mirror: Bandersnatch2018
• Kidding. Sort of.The Adam Project2022

From the same entry

• it takes all sorts
• of sorts
• out of sorts
• a sort of
• nothing of the kind
• separate out the men from the boys
• sort out the sheep from the goats
• sort out the wheat from the chaff
• sort itself out
• sort out
• sort out
• sort out

More everyday phrases

• kind of
• good morning
• i got it
• i'm fine
• i promise
• my pleasure
• what's the matter
• how have you been
• for instance
• are you okay
• what's up
• not exactly