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# assortment

noun (assortment, assortments)

«assortment» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A mixture of different kinds of things. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/assortment/#m1)

### In the lessons

Used for sweets, shapes, tools and people. In maths problems, an assortment of coloured beads may come before a probability question. Phrases: «an assortment of», «a wide assortment».

### Examples

- She brought an assortment of biscuits. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/assortment/#x1)
- The box held an assortment of crayons. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/assortment/#x2)
- There was an odd assortment of people at the bus stop. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/assortment/#x3)
- The shop sells an assortment of hats. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/assortment/#x4)
- Pick one sweet from the assortment. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/assortment/#x5)
- An assortment of shells lay on the beach. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/assortment/#x6)
- There was a large assortment of rags, the fine ones in one heap, and the coarse ones in another, as they should be. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/assortment/#x7)

### Note

Countable; «an assortment of» + plural noun. Similar: mixture, variety, selection.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «assortment» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/assortment/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«assortment» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/assortment.html) on Mova free.