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- Dictionaryclassify/ˈklasɪfʌɪ/
verb
- 1. arrange (a group of people or things) in classes or categories according to shared qualities or characteristics: "mountain peaks are classified according to their shape"
- 2. designate (documents or information) as officially secret: "government officials classified 6.3 million documents in 1992"
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The meaning of CLASSIFY is to arrange in classes. How to use classify in a sentence.
to divide things or people into groups according to their type, or to say which group or type something or someone belongs to: The books in the library are classified by subject. Biologists classify animals and plants into different groups. be classified as children who are classified as overweight. Compare. class verb.
classify something (+ adv./prep.) to arrange something in groups according to features that they have in common. The books in the library are classified according to subject. Patients are classified into three categories. These can be classified under five headings. We can classify machines in terms of their function.
Classify definition: to arrange or organize by classes; order according to class.. See examples of CLASSIFY used in a sentence.
To classify things means to divide them into groups or types so that things with similar characteristics are in the same group.
Definitions of classify. verb. arrange or order by classes or categories. “How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?” synonyms: assort, class, separate, sort, sort out. see more. verb. assign to a class or kind. “How should algae be classified?” synonyms: relegate. see more. verb.
Define classify. classify synonyms, classify pronunciation, classify translation, English dictionary definition of classify. tr.v. clas·si·fied , clas·si·fy·ing , clas·si·fies 1. To arrange or organize according to class or category. 2. To designate as confidential, secret, or top...
