"sort of" meaning in English

See sort of in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

Forms: sort of
Etymology: : sort of < → δείτε τις λέξεις sort και of
  1. κατά κάποιον τρόπο
    Sense id: el-sort_of-en-phrase-i6OR7inn Categories (other): Ανεπίσημοι όροι (αγγλικά), Ιδιωματισμοί (αγγλικά)
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: sorta
{
  "etymology_text": ": sort of < → δείτε τις λέξεις sort και of",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "sort of"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "sorta"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ανεπίσημοι όροι (αγγλικά)",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ιδιωματισμοί (αγγλικά)",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I sort of expected it.",
          "translation": "Κατά κάποιον τρόπο το περίμενα."
        },
        {
          "text": "≈ συνώνυμα: kind of"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "κατά κάποιον τρόπο"
      ],
      "id": "el-sort_of-en-phrase-i6OR7inn",
      "raw_tags": [
        "ιδιωματισμός",
        "ανεπίσημο"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "sort of"
}
{
  "etymology_text": ": sort of < → δείτε τις λέξεις sort και of",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "sort of"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "sorta"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Ανεπίσημοι όροι (αγγλικά)",
        "Ιδιωματισμοί (αγγλικά)"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I sort of expected it.",
          "translation": "Κατά κάποιον τρόπο το περίμενα."
        },
        {
          "text": "≈ συνώνυμα: kind of"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "κατά κάποιον τρόπο"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "ιδιωματισμός",
        "ανεπίσημο"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "sort of"
}

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