class
verb/klɑːs/
/klæs/
[often passive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they class | /klɑːs/ /klæs/ |
| he / she / it classes | /ˈklɑːsɪz/ /ˈklæsɪz/ |
| past simple classed | /klɑːst/ /klæst/ |
| past participle classed | /klɑːst/ /klæst/ |
| -ing form classing | /ˈklɑːsɪŋ/ /ˈklæsɪŋ/ |
- to think or decide that somebody/something is a particular type of person or thing synonym classify
- be classed as something Healthcare staff were classed as key workers during the pandemic.
- The house could hardly be classed as a desirable property!
- class somebody/something as something I wouldn't have classed you as a Shakespeare fan.
Extra ExamplesTopics People in societyb2- One in five people in the country are classed as poor.
- Are the players classed as amateur or professional?
- Snooker should be classed with other indoor non-contact sports.
- Dementia is often classed with mental health issues, but we think this is neither correct nor appropriate.
- Prisoners classed as illiterate were given a basic education.
Word Originmid 16th cent. (in sense (1)): from Latin classis ‘a division of the Roman people, a grade, or a class of pupils’.Want to learn more?
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