English

Noun

class

1. A group, collection, category or set sharing characteristics or attributes

   The new Ford Fiesta is set to be best in the 'small family' class

   Often used to imply membership of a large class.

   This word has a whole class of metaphoric extensions.

2. A social grouping, based on job, wealth, etc. In Britain, society is commonly split into three main classes; Upper Class , Middle Class and Working Class .
3. The division of society into classes. Used without an article.

   Jane Austen's works deal with class in 18th-century England.

4. Admirable behavior; elegance. Used without an article.

   Apologizing for losing your temper, even though you were badly provoked, showed real class.

5. A group of students in a regularly scheduled meeting with a teacher. Used with or without an article.

   The class was noisy, but the teacher was able to get their attention with a story.

   I have to go to history class now.

   I have to go. I have a class in five minutes.

   I have to go. I have class in five minutes.

6. A series of classes covering a single subject.

   I took the cooking class for enjoyment, but I also learned a lot.

7. A group of students who commenced or completed their education during a particular year. A school class.

   The class of 1982 was particularly noteworthy.

8. A category of seats in an airplane, train or other means of mass transportation.

   I used to fly business class, but now my company can only afford economy.

9. The classification below Phylum and above Order.

   Magnolias belong to class Magnoliopsida.

10. (object-oriented computing) A set of objects possibly differing in state but not behavior.
11. (mathematics) A collection of sets definable by a shared property.

    The class of all sets is not a set.

Translations

• Finnish: luokka
• Interlingua: classe
• Polish: klasa f (1-5,7,8,10), kurs (6)
• Portuguese: classe
• Swedish: klass (1-5,8,9), kurs (6), årskurs (7), avgångsklass (7)

Transitive Verb

to class

1. To assign to a class.

   I would class this with most of the other mediocre works of the period.

Translations

• Swedish: klassificera

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• second class
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