Meaning of "sort out"

[Sharki]

English Grammar Tests, Elementary Level

ESL/EFL Test #102 "Phrasal verbs", question 5

Can you ......... the time of the next train to Munich?

(a) sort out
(b) put out
(c) find out
(d) try out

English Grammar Tests, Elementary Level

ESL/EFL Test #102 "Phrasal verbs", answer 5

Can you find out the time of the next train to Munich?

Correct answer: (c) find out

Your answer was: incorrect
Can you sort out the time of the next train to Munich?
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what does sort out mean?

Sharki

[Alan]

Hi,

Sort out has the sense of arrange to find, very often with the meaning of find the answer to a problem or a question.

Alan
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