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class

/klæs/noun, verb1 syllable

Class means: arrange or order by classes or categories.

Synonyms for class17

noun, as in a body of students who are taught together

noun, as in people having the same social, economic, or educational status

stratum, social class, socio-economic class

noun, as in education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

course, course of study, course of instruction

noun, as in a collection of things sharing a common attribute

noun, as in a league ranked by quality

noun, as in a body of students who graduate together

verb, as in arrange or order by classes or categories

classify, sort, assort, sort out, separate

What does class mean?9

verb

1

arrange or order by classes or categories“How would you classify these pottery shards — are they prehistoric?”

noun

1

a body of students who are taught together“early morning classes are always sleepy”

2

people having the same social, economic, or educational status“the working class”

3

education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings“he took a course in basket weaving”

4

a collection of things sharing a common attribute“there are two classes of detergents”

5

a league ranked by quality“he played baseball in class D for two years”

6

a body of students who graduate together“the class of '97”

7

(biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders

8

elegance in dress or behavior“she has a lot of class”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with class?19

one syllable

two syllables

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Class in a sentence

  • As usual, the physics teacher was late for class.CK
  • Start at once, and you'll be in time for class.unknown
  • Generally speaking, the students of this class are very good.flow
  • I farted in class, and the teacher threw me out.Luornu
  • Always bring your notebook to my class, will you?Lumi
  • When class is over, it will probably be raining.CC
  • The class being over, the students left quickly.CM
  • Look up words in advance, before you attend a class.unknown

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of class

as a noun

plural
classes

as a verb

past tense
classed
present participle
classing
third-person singular
classes
past participle
classed