classify — to arrange or organize into categories or groups according to shared characteristics
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to arrange or organize into categories or groups according to shared characteristics
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈklæsɪˌfaɪ/
Korean meaning: 분류하다, 구분하다
Korean pronunciation: 클래-시-파이 (강세: 클래)
Example Sentences
- The librarian spent all day trying to classify romance novels, but kept getting distracted by the steamy covers.
- Teachers classify students into different groups for group projects.
- My mom tries to classify my messy room as a 'disaster zone' rather than just untidy.
classify
VERB//ˈklæsɪˌfaɪ//
to arrange or organize into categories or groups according to shared characteristics
a librarian carefully examines each book and places them into separate piles on a large wooden table. She reads the spine of each book before deciding which stack it belongs to. Fiction books go to the left pile, science books to the center pile, and history books to the right pile. Each pile grows taller as she continues sorting through the mixed collection of returned books. A library assistant watches nearby and begins labeling the different sections with category markers. Other staff members organize similar piles at adjacent tables throughout the room. the process of arranging items into categories according to their shared characteristics
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Origin
From French 'classifier', derived from Latin 'classis' (a class or division) and 'facere' (to make or do). The term combines these elements to literally mean 'to make classes'.
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“The librarian spent all day trying to classify romance novels, but kept getting distracted by the steamy covers.”
“Teachers classify students into different groups for group projects.”
“My mom tries to classify my messy room as a 'disaster zone' rather than just untidy.”
“Biologists classify organisms based on their DNA sequences.”
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