Sorted

SOR-tid /ˈsɔːtɪd/
Informal Neutral

What it really means

Arranged, fixed, dealt with. "It's all sorted" means everything is organised. Also said alone as a reply: "Sorted!" = done, no problem.

Chinese explanation
搞定了、安排好了。It's all sorted 表示一切都办妥了。也可以单独当回应用:Sorted! 意思是"搞定!"。

Context, tips & common mistakes

Sorted is the all-purpose word for 'fixed, arranged, dealt with': the visa is sorted, the flat is sorted, 'I've sorted it with the landlord.' As a one-word reply — 'I booked the tickets.' 'Sorted!' — it closes loops with satisfying finality, and 'get it sorted' is the standard instruction to fix something, from bosses and flatmates alike.

Applied to a person, 'he's sorted' means his affairs are in order — job, flat, life admin under control — quiet praise in a culture that rates competence. For newcomers it is also a genuinely useful verb for bureaucracy: 'I need to sort my National Insurance number' communicates the entire mission. Informal but universal; only formal writing needs 'arranged' or 'resolved'.

Example conversation

A: Did you fix the problem with your student card? B: Yeah, all sorted now. Took five minutes.
A:你学生卡的问题解决了吗? B:嗯,都搞定了,五分钟就弄好了。

What you could say back

“Brilliant, glad it was easy.”

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