sort of in English

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{
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I'm sort of tired, but I can keep working."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Just a little bit."
      ],
      "id": "simple-sort_of-en-adv-hOD5pVek"
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "It's sort of like playing football with a stick."
        },
        {
          "text": "She's become sort of a mom for them."
        },
        {
          "text": "They wore the same clothes, like a sort of uniform."
        },
        {
          "text": "\"Is that right?\" \"Sort of.\""
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Mostly true, but not completely true. What was said is not exact."
      ],
      "id": "simple-sort_of-en-adv-Q0seRvmP"
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsɔrt əv/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsɔːt əv/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-au-sort of.ogg",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Audio"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "sort of"
}

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{
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I'm sort of tired, but I can keep working."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Just a little bit."
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "It's sort of like playing football with a stick."
        },
        {
          "text": "She's become sort of a mom for them."
        },
        {
          "text": "They wore the same clothes, like a sort of uniform."
        },
        {
          "text": "\"Is that right?\" \"Sort of.\""
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Mostly true, but not completely true. What was said is not exact."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsɔrt əv/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsɔːt əv/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-au-sort of.ogg",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Audio"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "sort of"
}

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"sort of" meaning in English

Adverb