"presort" meaning in English

See presort in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: presorts [present, singular, third-person], presorting [participle, present], presorted [participle, past], presorted [past]
Etymology: From pre- + sort. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pre|sort}} pre- + sort Head templates: {{en-verb}} presort (third-person singular simple present presorts, present participle presorting, simple past and past participle presorted)
  1. (transitive) To sort in advance. Tags: transitive Translations (to sort in advance): voorsorteren (Dutch), vorsortieren (German)

Inflected forms

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          "text": "Please presort your waste so that it can be recycled.",
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          "sense": "to sort in advance",
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          "sense": "to sort in advance",
          "word": "vorsortieren"
        }
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