Definition of 'classify'
Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense classifies
, present participle classifying
, past tense, past participle classified
verb
To classify things means to divide them into groups or types so that things with similar characteristics
are in the same group.
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classify in British English
verbWord forms: -fies, -fying, -fied (transitive)
1.
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classifiable (ˈclassiˌfiable) adjective
classifier (ˈclassiˌfier)
noun
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C18: back formation from classificationWord Frequency
classify in American English
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈclassiˌfied or ˈclassiˌfying
2.
to place in a class or category
3.
to designate (governmental documents, reports, etc.) to be secret or confidential and available only to authorized persons
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classifiable (ˈclassiˌfiable)
adjective
classifier (ˈclassiˌfier)
noun
Word Frequency
classify in American English
(ˈklæsəˌfai)
transitive verbWord forms: -fied, -fying
SYNONYMS 1. class, rank, rate, categorize, group.1.
to arrange or organize by classes; order according to class
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Derived forms
classifiable adjective
Word origin
[1790–1800; ‹ L classi(s) class + -fy]Word Frequency
classify in Accounting
(klæsɪfaɪ)
Word forms: (present) classifies, (past) classified, (perfect) classified, (progressive) classifying
verb
(Accounting: Financial statements)
If you classify things, you divide them into groups or types.
They are classified as limited liability companies.
Under the present system, bank assets are classified into 4 broad risk categories.
If you classify things, you divide them into groups or types.
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British English: classify
VERB /ˈklæsɪfaɪ/
To classify things means to divide them into groups or types.
It is necessary initially to classify the headaches into certain types.
- American English: classify /ˈklæsɪfaɪ/
- Brazilian Portuguese: classificar
- Chinese: 把…分类
- European Spanish: clasificar
- French: classer
- German: klassifizieren
- Italian: classificare
- Japanese: 分類する
- Korean: 분류하다
- European Portuguese: classificar
- Latin American Spanish: clasificar
- Thai: จำแนกประเภท
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