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class

∞ 1.0

A group of students taught together or who graduate in the same year

noun
/klæs/

: clase

Just as all students are unique, each class of students has a unique group dynamic.
take classes
attend classes
class students

We'll see how large the class is next week.

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Examples

In our school, each class has between twenty and thirty students who learn together.
This will be the last class you can get into.

Shawn Ryan Show
We'll see how large the class is next week.

YaleCourses
If you see that happening in class, just walk out.

Film Courage
So I decided to teach this class for free for eight weeks.

Evan Carmichael
And I learned so much in that class with his bad English.

The Math Sorcerer
This probably my favorite class of my high school career.

EmilyReadsBooks
Even a bad teacher knows that a class takes on a life of its own.

Academic text (2011)
Brandon was in the same creative writing class as Adam in the fall of 2009.

Academic text (2011)
If you keep up with the class, you'll be fine.

Synonyms

grade

vsclass

976 1.4

A group of students who are taught together at the same school level

includes lessons attended and graduating cohorts rather than only level groups

lesson

vsclass

677 1.0

A period of teaching about one subject

refers to the student group or graduating cohort rather than a single teaching event

year

vsclass

21 1.0

Students who start or finish school at the same time

focuses also on taught groups and lessons, not only cohort timing

graduating class

vsclass

18 3.0

A group of students who finish their studies in the same year

also refers to taught groups or lessons, not only the graduating cohort

class period

vsclass

4 1.8

A set time during the school day when a subject is taught

refers to the student group or the lessons themselves rather than the time slot

form

vsclass

3 4.9

A group of students taught together in the same year at school

is a more general grouping that may not move up together

course session

vsclass

1 2.5

A scheduled class that is part of a course

describes student groups or ongoing lessons rather than an individual meeting

Compounds

middle class

481 2.0

People with moderate income and education who are not rich or poor

middle-class

309 3.2

Of people or families with a moderate income and some education

first-class

209 3.4

Of the highest quality and very good

world-class

153 3.4

Very high in quality and among the best in the world

working class

116 2.8

People who do manual or factory work and earn hourly wages

working-class

110 3.4

Relates to people who do manual or factory jobs and earn wages

first class

68 3.7

In the most comfortable and expensive way when you travel

class action

Specialized

61 4.4

A lawsuit brought by some people for a larger group with similar claims

first class

54 3.2

The highest rank or grade given for very good work

upper-class

42 4.3

Belonging to the richest and most powerful people in society

art class

41 1.0

A lesson where students learn to draw, paint or make sculptures

upper class

38 3.4

A social group with the most money and power

second class

35 3.8

A category below the highest level in rank or quality

class warfare

31 6.4

Conflict between rich and working people over money and power

upper-middle-class

29 4.2

Having higher than average income, education, and social position among the middle class

senior class

27 2.8

Students who are in their last year of high school or college

ruling class

24 3.4

A small group of people who control the government and have most money

lower class

20 2.7

People with little money, education, or power in society

class-action suit

19 4.7

A lawsuit started by one or more people for many others with the same problem

class act

Informal

18 4.0

A person who shows skill and style when things are difficult

graduating class

18 3.0

A group of students who finish their studies in the same year

lower-middle-class

18 3.9

Having a modest income and social position in the lower part of the middle class

freshman class

17 2.4

A group of students in their first year at a college or high school

weight class

15 2.9

A group of athletes with similar body weight in a sport to make matches fair

social class

15 3.0

A group of people with similar money, jobs, or education

lower-class

13 3.5

People who have little money, little education, or low social status

class clown

Informal

12 3.4

A student who makes classmates laugh by acting silly in class

shop class

9 3.1

A school course where students learn hands-on skills like building things from wood or metal

master class

9 5.3

A class taught by an expert for advanced students, often in music or art

health class

8 1.8

A school class where students learn how to care for their body, for example nutrition and personal hygiene

class struggle

7 5.4

A conflict between rich owners and workers over money and power

third class

Archaic

6 3.9

The cheapest part of a ship or train with basic seats and little comfort

class war

6 5.8

A fight between rich and poor groups over money and power

junior class

6 2.1

The year before the final year in high school or college, usually the third of four years

sergeant first class

Specialized

5 5.5

A senior Army soldier who leads and trains other soldiers

sophomore class

5 2.3

A group of students in their second year at high school or college

first class

5 2.2

A mail service that gives letters and small packages faster delivery

economy class

4 2.0

The cheapest seats on a plane, train, or ship with basic services

class period

4 1.8

A set time during the school day when a subject is taught

first class

2 3.4

The most comfortable and expensive seats on a plane, train, or ship

life class

NSFW

2 6.1

An art class where students draw, paint, or sculpt a live person who holds a pose often nude

class structure

2 4.6

The way a society is divided into groups by money, job, or social position

class list

2 3.9

An official list published after exams showing students and the degree class they received

first-class mail

Formal

2 2.2

A fast mail service for letters and small packages that is delivered before other mail

age class

Specialized

1 4.1

A group of people of similar ages, for example children or older adults

upper-lower-class

1 8.1

A person or family in the higher part of the lower social class

socio-economic class

1 3.7

A group of people with similar income, job and education levels

1st class

1 2.9

Mail handled first and sent faster, like letters or postcards

first-class honours degree

1 6.3

A university undergraduate degree given to students with the highest grades

class fellow

Indian

1 2.7

A person who is in the same class at school or university as you

immigrant class

1 6.1

A group of people who moved from another country and have little money and few chances to get a job

cabin class

1 3.1

A cheaper travel class on a ship, train, or plane than first class

third class

Archaic

1 5.3

Mail sent at a lower price, usually for advertising flyers

third-class mail

Archaic

1 2.8

Printed items sent by post at a lower cost and slower delivery

tourist class

Archaic

1 3.2

The cheapest seats and rooms on planes, trains, and ships with few extras

second class

1 3.0

By a cheaper travel or mail service that is slower than first class

word class

1 3.9

A group of words with the same role in a sentence, like noun or verb

online fitness class

Texting

1 2.8

A live or recorded exercise session you follow over the internet

substitution class

Specialized

1 9.4

A group of words that can replace each other in the same sentence position

childbirth-preparation class

1 4.2

A class that teaches breathing, relaxation, and simple exercises to use during birth

second class

1 3.2

Cheaper seats or rooms on transport with fewer services than first class

cattle class

Offensive

1 6.0

The cheapest, most crowded seats on an airplane with little space

class feeling

Formal

1 7.2

Feelings of envy, anger, or support between social classes

class Bryopsida

Specialized

9.9

A group of moss plants that have leaf-like green parts

class Deuteromycetes

Archaic

9.9

A former group of fungi with no known sexual stage

class Echinoidea

Specialized

9.6

A group of sea animals like sea urchins and sand dollars with spines and body parts arranged around the center

class Equisetatae

Archaic

9.9

A former group of plants that included horsetails and extinct relatives

class Ginkgopsida

Specialized

9.9

A group of plants that includes the ginkgo tree Ginkgo biloba

class Gnetopsida

Specialized

9.9

A group of seed plants with features like both conifers and flowering plants

class Hepaticae

Archaic

9.9

A group of small plants called liverworts that live mainly in moist places

class Liliopsida

Specialized

9.1

Flowering plants that have one seed leaf and usually parallel veins, like grasses and palms

class Lycopodiate

Archaic

9.9

A group of plants like club mosses and quillworts

class Lycopodineae

Specialized

9.9

A group of plants like clubmosses that have tubes to carry water

How Large

class

∞ 1.0

seminar

197 3.7

tutorial

29 4.0

Surface Forms

class singular

classes plural

Etymology

Class comes from the Latin classis meaning 'a group', and it was used for groups of people. That's why a school class is the group of students who are taught together or who graduate in the same year.