sort — meaning in English

English meaning

• fate noun The power thought to control everything that happens, seen as unavoidable; also, the eventual outcome awaiting someone or something.
• hex verb To cast a spell on someone, especially a harmful or evil one; to bewitch.
• lot noun A large amount or number of something.
• spell noun Words believed to have magical power, or the magical effect they produce.

Senses

sort is used for these senses in English:

• fate The presumed cause, force, principle, or divine will that predetermines events.
• hex An evil spell or curse.
• lot The part, or fate, that falls to one, as it were, by chance, or without one's planning.
• spell A magical effect or influence induced by an incantation or formula. [from 16th c.]

fate — full definition

1. noun The power thought to control everything that happens, seen as unavoidable; also, the eventual outcome awaiting someone or something.
2. verb To determine or decide something in advance, as if by destiny.

hex — full definition

1. verb To cast a spell on someone, especially a harmful or evil one; to bewitch.
2. noun An evil spell or curse.
3. noun A hexagon-shaped space on a board game, used in strategy and wargaming.

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