English-Thai Dictionary

classify

VT จัดกลุ่ม  jad-klum

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CLASSIFY

v.t.To make a class or classes; to distribute into classes; to arrange in sets according to some common properties or characters. The diseases and casualties are not scientifically classified.

 

CLASSIFYING

ppr. Forming a class or classes; arranging in sorts or ranks.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CLASSIFY

Clas "si *fy, v. t. [imp. & pp. Classified; p. pr. & vb. n.Classifying. ] Etym: [L. classis class +

 

Defn: To distribute into classes; to arrange according to a system; to arrnge in sets according to some method founded on common properties or characters.

 

Syn. -- To arrange; distibute; rank.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

classify

clas si fy |ˈklasəˌfī ˈklæsəˌfaɪ | ▶verb ( classifies, classifying, classified ) [ with obj. ] 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. • assign (someone or something ) to a particular class or category: elements are usually classified as metals or nonmetals. • designate (documents or information ) as officially secret or to which only authorized people may have access: government officials classified 6.3 million documents in 1992. DERIVATIVES clas si fi a ble |ˌklasəˈfīəbəl |adjective, clas si fi ca to ry |-fikəˌtôrē |adjective ORIGIN late 18th cent.: back-formation from classification, from French, from classe ‘class, ’ from Latin classis ‘division. ’

 

classifying

clas si fy ing |ˈklasəˌfī -iNG ˈklæsəfaɪɪŋ | ▶adjective Grammar denoting an adjective that describes the class that a head noun belongs to and characterized by not having a comparative or superlative (for example American, mortal ). Contrasted with gradable, qualitative.

 

Oxford Dictionary

classify

clas |sify |ˈklasɪfʌɪ | ▶verb ( classifies, classifying, classified ) [ with obj. ] 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. • assign to a particular class or category: elements are usually classified as metals or non-metals. 2 designate (documents or information ) as officially secret: government officials classified 6.3 million documents in 1992. DERIVATIVES classifiable adjective, classificatory |-ˈkeɪt (ə )ri |adjective ORIGIN late 18th cent.: back-formation from classification, from French, from classe ‘class ’, from Latin classis ‘division ’.

 

classifying

clas ¦si ¦fy |ing |ˈklasɪfʌɪɪŋ | ▶adjective Grammar (of an adjective ) describing the class that a head noun belongs to and characterized by not having a comparative or superlative (for example American, mortal ). Contrasted with gradable, qualitative.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

classify

classify verb we can classify the students into two groups: categorize, group, grade, rank, rate, order, organize, range, sort, type, codify, bracket, systematize, systemize; catalog, list, file, index, lump.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

classify

classify verb we can classify the students into two distinct groups: categorize, class, group, put into sets, grade, rank, rate, order, organize, range, sort, type, codify, bracket, systematize, systemize, stratify, catalogue, tabulate, list, file, index; assign, allocate, consign, place, put; brand, label, pigeonhole; archaic assort.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

classify

clas si fy /klǽsɪfàɪ /〖class (分類 )fy (する )〗動詞 -fies /-z /; -fied /-d /; ～ing 他動詞 (!しばしば受け身で ) 1 «グループなどに /…として » …を 分類する , 類別する «into , in /as » ; …を等級に分ける ▸ Lumber is classified by [according to ] its species and strength .材木は種類と強度によって分類される ▸ Might cigarettes be classified as a drug? タバコは麻薬とみなされるでしょうか 2 〈情報 文書など 〉を機密扱いにする (↔declassify ).cl á s si f ì a ble 形容詞