"class" meaning in All languages combined

See class on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

IPA: /klɑːs/ [UK], /klæs/ [US] Audio: en-us-class.ogg [US], en-uk-class.ogg [UK], en-class.ogg Forms: class [positive], [comparative], [superlative]
enPR: kläs [UK], klăs [US] Head templates: {{adj}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A class act is high quality . Synonyms: good
    Sense id: simple-class-en-adj-FPWvlSDW Categories (other): Attributive modifiers

Noun [English]

IPA: /klɑːs/ [UK], /klæs/ [US] Audio: en-us-class.ogg [US], en-uk-class.ogg [UK], en-class.ogg Forms: class [singular], classes [plural]
enPR: kläs [UK], klăs [US] Head templates: {{noun|class|classes}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A class is a time for learning. Synonyms: lesson, period
    Sense id: simple-class-en-noun-v8hLcN7B
  2. A class is a group of students. Synonyms: students, group
    Sense id: simple-class-en-noun-T6GodrvN
  3. Class is a good style or attitude. Synonyms: style, attitude, elegance
    Sense id: simple-class-en-noun--CaIu9kr
  4. A class is a group of members with similar characteristics. Synonyms: group, set, grade, division, category, rank
    Sense id: simple-class-en-noun-Wa4WcESJ
  5. A class is a group of people in a society with similar jobs, education, history, and money.
    Sense id: simple-class-en-noun-iZhgzqoT
  6. Something's class is how good it is. Synonyms: level, quality
    Sense id: simple-class-en-noun-Us3ZZJat
  7. An organism's class is its group: mammals, reptiles, insects, arachnids, etc.
    Sense id: simple-class-en-noun-q70ighdM Categories (other): Biology
  8. A word's class is its syntactic group: noun, verb, adjective, adverb, etc. Synonyms: category, part of speech
    Sense id: simple-class-en-noun-9J1kmaBu Categories (other): Grammar

Verb [English]

IPA: /klɑːs/ [UK], /klæs/ [US] Audio: en-us-class.ogg [US], en-uk-class.ogg [UK], en-class.ogg Forms: class [canonical], classes [third-person, singular], classed [past], classed [past, participle], classing [present, participle]
enPR: kläs [UK], klăs [US] Head templates: {{verb|class|es}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something is classed as a member of a group, it belongs to that group because of some characteristics shared by the group's members. Synonyms: arrange, grade, assign, rank, classify, categorize, categorise, brand, group
    Sense id: simple-class-en-verb-8OQyujcd
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      "audio": "en-us-class.ogg",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Audio"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-uk-class.ogg",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Audio"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-class.ogg",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Audio"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "class"
}

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable All languages combined dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-12-21 from the simplewiktionary dump dated 2024-12-20 using wiktextract (d8cb2f3 and 4e554ae). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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