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1 PHRASAL VERB If you sort out a group of things, you separate them into different classes, groups, or places, for example so that you can do different things with them. □ [V P n] Sort out all your bills, receipts, invoices and expenses and keep detailed accounts. □ [V P n] Davina was sorting out scraps of material. □ [V P n + from ] How do we sort out fact from fiction? [Also V n P ]

2 PHRASAL VERB If you sort out a problem or the details of something, you do what is necessary to solve the problem or organize the details. □ [V P n] The two countries have sorted out their trade and security dispute. □ [V n P ] Have you sorted something out for tomorrow night?

3 PHRASAL VERB If you sort someone out , you make them realize that they have behaved wrongly, for example by talking to them or by punishing them. [mainly BRIT ] □ [V n P ] It was the older women and young mothers who sorted all the troublemakers out. □ [V P n] The crucial skill you need to develop is sorting out the parents.

4 PHRASAL VERB If you sort yourself out , you organize yourself or calm yourself so that you can act effectively and reasonably. □ [V pron-refl P ] We're in a state of complete chaos here and I need a little time to sort myself out.

sor|tie /sɔː ^r ti/ (sorties )

1 N‑COUNT A sortie is a brief trip away from your home base, especially a trip to an unfamiliar place. [FORMAL ] □  From here we plan several sorties into the countryside on foot.

2 N‑COUNT If a military force makes a sortie , it leaves its own position and goes briefly into enemy territory to make an attack. [FORMAL ] □  His men made a sortie to Guazatan and took a prisoner.

so rt|ing of|fice (sorting offices ) N‑COUNT A sorting office is a place where letters and parcels that have been posted are taken and sorted according to where they are being sent. [BRIT ]

SOS /e s oʊ e s/ N‑SING An SOS is a signal which indicates to other people that you are in danger and need help quickly. □  The ferry did not even have time to send out an SOS.

so -so ADJ If you say that something is so-so , you mean that it is average in quality, rather than being very good or very bad. [INFORMAL ] □  Their lunch was only so-so.

sot|to voce /sɒ toʊ voʊ tʃe I / ADV [usu ADV after v] If you say something sotto voce , you say it in a soft voice. [LITERARY ]

sou|bri|quet /soʊ br I ke I / (soubriquets ) → see sobriquet

souf|flé /suː fle I , [AM ] suːfle I / (soufflés ) also souffle N‑VAR A soufflé is a light food made from a mixture of beaten egg whites and other ingredients that is baked in the oven. It can be either sweet or savoury. □  …a superb cheese soufflé.

sought /sɔː t/ Sought is the past tense and past participle of seek .

sou ght-after ADJ Something that is sought-after is in great demand, usually because it is rare or of very good quality. □  A gold medal is the most sought-after prize in world sport.

souk /suː k/ (souks ) also suq N‑COUNT A souk is an outdoor market in a Muslim country, especially in North Africa and the Middle East.

soul ◆◇◇ /soʊ l/ (souls )

1 N‑COUNT Your soul is the part of you that consists of your mind, character, thoughts, and feelings. Many people believe that your soul continues existing after your body is dead. □  She went to pray for the soul of her late husband. □  'I will put my heart and soul into the job,' he promises.

2 N‑COUNT [adj N ] You can refer to someone as a particular kind of soul when you are describing their character or condition. □  He's a jolly soul.

3 N‑SING You use soul in negative statements like not a soul to mean nobody at all. □  I've never harmed a soul in my life. □  There was not a soul there.