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4 2.9
To put people or things into groups by shared features
  • verb
  • /klæs/
: clasificar
  • In the new system, teachers will class students according to their proficiency in the subject.
  • classed as white
  • classed as male
  • classed as female

So what would you class that as gambling?

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Examples

  • I quite like to class myself as a home gift wrapper.

  • Modes of transport classed as "not active" were cars, taxis, motorcycles, and private-hire buses.

    Academic text (2012)
  • And your your first, what I would class as a really big name.

  • So what would you class that as gambling?

  • There are a significant number of drug actions that can be classed under this heading.

    Academic text (2011)
  • As a result, it has been classed as such and can be obtained legally by prescription only.

    Academic text (2003)
  • And more than half the residential levels here are classed as slums.

  • As mentioned above, components of surgical smoke can be classed as chemical and biological agents.

    Academic text (2015)
  • If Poppy had been a human child, she would have been classed as hyperactive.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • Myers, building on the work of Jung, classed this type of person as the extroverted, sensing, thinking judge.

    Academic text (1991)

Synonyms

to sort
vsto class
454 1.0

To put things into groups by type or order

focuses strictly on shared characteristics rather than suitability
to separate
vsto class
165 2.3

To tell how two things are different

focuses on grouping by shared characteristics rather than highlighting differences
to classify
vsto class
108 3.4

To put people or things into groups based on shared features

is the same action but expressed with a different word form
to catalog
vsto class
  • US
61 3.9

To list things and write details about them

is focused on grouping by shared characteristics rather than listing items
to categorize
vsto class
  • US
53 3.5

To put things or people into groups by what they have in common

is more general covering arranging rather than specific assignment
to group
vsto class
47 1.2

To put people and things together by type or purpose

requires grouping based on shared characteristics not just any gathering
to sort out
vsto class
12 2.8

To put things into groups and into the right order

is mainly about grouping by shared characteristics rather than ordering
to bracket
vsto class
2 5.0

To put people or things into the same group because they share a feature

is a general arranging action not always stressing visible similarity
to bucket
vsto class
1 6.0

To put things into groups to study them

is a broader act of arranging by shared characteristics not only for analysis
to assort
vsto class
1 4.2

Put things into groups that are alike

uses shared characteristics only rather than both similarities and differences

Antonyms

50 2.7

To make people or animals move quickly in different directions

1 4.5

To make something lose its order or structure

Phrasal Verbs

To move into a better, more expensive class on a plane or train

Compounds

481 2.0

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

309 3.2

Of people or families with a moderate income and some education

209 3.4

Of the highest quality and very good

153 3.4

Very high in quality and among the best in the world

116 2.8

People who do manual or factory work and earn hourly wages

110 3.4

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

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

54 3.2

The highest rank or grade given for very good work

42 4.3

Belonging to the richest and most powerful people in society

41 1.0

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

38 3.4

A social group with the most money and power

35 3.8

A category below the highest level in rank or quality

31 6.4

Conflict between rich and working people over money and power

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

27 2.8

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

24 3.4

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

20 2.7

People with little money, education, or power in society

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

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

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

17 2.4

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

15 2.9

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

15 3.0

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

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

9 3.1

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

9 5.3

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

8 1.8

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

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

6 5.8

A fight between rich and poor groups over money and power

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

5 2.3

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

5 2.2

A mail service that gives letters and small packages faster delivery

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

4 1.8

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

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

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

2 3.9

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

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

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

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

1 2.9

Mail handled first and sent faster, like letters or postcards

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

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

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

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

1 3.0

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

1 3.9

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 Specific

to subdivide
8 4.2
to categorize
  • US
53 3.5
to class
4 2.9
to group
47 1.2

Surface Forms

class infinitive
classified past
classified past participle
classing present participle
classes third person singular

Etymology

Class comes from Latin classis meaning 'a group', so to class something is to put it into a group. This is the same idea behind the word classify.