class

CEFRA1

/klɑːs/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A group of students taught together.

  2. 02

    noun

    A group of people or things with similar qualities.

Examples

  • We were in the same class at school.

  • Class doesn't begin until eight-thirty.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /klas/
  • /kleəs/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A lesson or period of teaching.

  2. A social grouping, based on job, wealth, etc. In Britain, society is commonly split into three main classes: upper class, middle class and working class.

  3. The division of society into classes.

More examples

In context

  • You never have class or what?!

  • Often used to imply membership of a large class.

  • That is one class-A heifer you got there, sonny.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle French classe, from Latin classis (“a class or division of the people, assembly of people, the whole body of citizens called to arms, the army, the fleet, later a class or division in general”), from Proto-Indo-European *kelh₁- (“to call, shout”). Doublet of clas and classis.