class

verb

classed; classing; classes

transitive verb

: classify

She was classed as a part-time worker.

Synonyms of class

• rank
• classify
• group
• grade
• type
• relegate
• distinguish
• place
• sort
• separate

Examples of class in a Sentence

I would class that suggestion as helpful, so let's make a note of it.

Recent Examples on the Web

The frightening implications of prediction markets Watching from across the Atlantic, all five experts were relieved that Europe, currently, does not have to contend with prediction markets — an increasingly popular betting platform which is not yet technically classed as gambling. —Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 2 June 2026

Now tell me which college student is dressing like that to class? —Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 27 May 2026

Yet impostor syndrome is usually classed as an unfounded belief of low self-worth. —Literary Hub, 26 May 2026

The traditional Indian whiskies that dominate the volume market are often made from molasses rather than grain, which means that elsewhere in the world they would not technically be classed as whisky. —Mark Littler, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026

Word History

Etymology

First Known Use

1642, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing class

• airman first class
• at the bottom of one's/the class
• at the top of one's/the class
• business class
• cabin class
• class act
• class action
• class-conscious
• class interval
• class reunion
• equivalence class
• evening class
• first class
• form class
• high-class
• inter-class
• leisure class
• low-class
• lower class
• master class
• middle class
• petty officer first class
• petty officer second class
• petty officer third class
• private first class
• reception class
• residue class
• second class
• second-class citizen
• sergeant first class
• social class
• the class clown
• the working class
• third class
• tourist class
• upper class
• word class
• working class
• world-class

Rhymes for class

• ass
• bass
• bras
• brass
• casse
• chasse
• crass
• das
• dass
• frass
• gas
• lass

Kids Definition

class

1 of 2 noun

ˈklas 

1

a

: a group of students meeting regularly to study the same subject

b

: the period during which such a group meets

c

: a course of instruction

d

: a group of students who graduate together

class of 1990

2

a

: a group or rank of society

the working class

b

: high social rank

c

: high quality : elegance sense 2

a hotel with class

3

a

: a group or set alike in some way

b

: a major category in biological classification that is above the order and below the phylum or division

c

: a grouping or standing (as of goods or services) based on quality

classless

-ləs

adjective

class

2 of 2 verb

: classify

Medical Definition

class

noun

ˈklas 

often attributive

: a group, set, or kind marked by common attributes or a common attribute

especially : a major category in biological taxonomy ranking above the order and below the phylum or division

the class Mammalia

Legal Definition

class

noun

: a group of persons or things having characteristics in common: as

a

: a group of persons who have some common relationship to a person making a will and are designated to receive a gift under the will but whose identities will not be determined until sometime in the future see also class gift at gift

b

: a group of securities (as stocks or bonds) having similar distinguishing features (as voting rights or priority of redemption)

c

: a group whose members are represented in a class action

d

: protected class

e

: a group of crimes forming a category distinguished by a common characteristic (as the use of violence or the requirement for a maximum penalty)

murder is a class A felony