classify

CEFRC1

/ˈklæs.ɪ.faɪ/

verb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To put people or things into groups based on shared qualities.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    to declare something a secret, especially a government secret

Examples

  • Let's classify the names of the students alphabetically.

  • I classify his music as rock.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To make classy

  2. to identify by or divide into classes; to categorize

More examples

In context

  • Please classify these books by subject.

  • Should we classify "make up" as an idiom or as a phrasal verb?

  • They decided to classify that information.

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Antonyms

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Origin

verb

From French classifier. By surface analysis, class + -ify.