Words / B1

SORT-id/ˈsɔːtɪd/

Sorted as a UK informal adjective means organised, arranged, or no longer a problem. Get something sorted is the related verb phrase. Collocation: we are sorted; sorted for a lift / tickets / food. Not the classroom past participle of sort in this slang use, though it looks the same.

Meaning

Organised and ready; no longer a problem (UK informal).

Examples

• “Are you sorted for a lift to the station tomorrow?”
• “Once the boiler is sorted, the house will be warm again.”
• “Are the kids sorted for packed lunches tomorrow?”

Good to know

sorted (UK informal) = ready / arranged. sorted for + noun. Verb phrase: get it sorted.

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