sort through

English

Verb

sort through (third-person singular simple present sorts through, present participle sorting through, simple past and past participle sorted through)

1. To look through (a collection of documents, facts, etc.) to make sense of them or put them in order.

   You have to sort through the facts and come to a conclusion.

Further reading

• “sort through”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “sort through sth”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
• “sort through” (US) / “sort through” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.