26984 words

class

26 definitions • 50 examples
1
a group of students who are taught together at school, college, or university:

Examples:

Which class are you in this year?
She gave the whole class extra homework for a week.
My class (= the people in my class) was/were rather noisy this morning.
[ as form of address ] Okay, class, settle down and open your books.
2
a period of time in which students are taught something:

Examples:

My last class ends at four o'clock.
in class I was told off for talking in class.
take a class Who takes your environmental studies class?
teach a class I teach a class on crochet at the weekends.
I missed my aerobics class yesterday.
Classes have been cancelled today because of a staff meeting.
3

Examples:

The class of 2004 achieved the highest ever SAT scores in this district.
4
a group of people within society who have the same economic and social position:

Examples:

working class The Labour Party has lost a lot of support among the working class.
upper class She belongs to the rich American upper class.
middle class We live in a middle class neighbourhood.
upper middle class She comes from an upper middle class background.
ruling class He was a member of the ruling classes.
class structure She's studying the class structure of Japan.
5
a group into which goods, services, or people are put according to their standard:

Examples:

first class Whenever I travel by train, I always travel first class.
second class second class mail
business class a business class ticket
economy class I purchased a ticket in economy class.
6
in the UK, the standard that someone has reached in their university degree:

Examples:

What class of degree did you get?
He graduated with a second-class honours degree in physics.
7
in UK law, a group of illegal drugs classified according to how dangerous they are thought to be and how severe the punishment is for using or selling them, with class A the most dangerous :

Examples:

He was charged with possession of a class A drug, namely heroin.
8
to be the best at a particular activity:

Examples:

As a long-distance runner, she's in a class of her own.
9
to be something of such a high quality that nothing can be compared to it:

Examples:

In New York, it is clear that Dominican hair salons are in a class of their own.
10
to be the best or much better than other people at a particular activity:

Examples:

When it comes to mathematics, he's in a different class from his peers.
11
to be much better or more attractive than someone else:

Examples:

I can't play chess with him. He's completely out of my class!
12
the quality of being stylish or fashionable:

Examples:

She's got real class.
14
to consider someone or something to belong to a particular group because of their or its qualities:

Examples:

I'm 17, but I'm still classed as a child when I travel by bus.
I would class her among the top ten American novelists.
15
very good:

Examples:

a class act
UK He's a class golfer.
16
a group of students who are taught together at school, or a short period in which a particular subject is taught:

Examples:

She got in trouble for talking in class.
17
The class of a particular year is the group of students who will complete their studies that year:

Examples:

The class of 2003 is very large.
18
a group of people within a society who have the same economic and social position:

Examples:

[ U ] Most of us think of ourselves as middle class.
19
the ranking of goods and services or people’s skills according to what they provide or how good they are:

Examples:

Whenever I fly, I go business class.
She’s a first-class teacher.
20
the quality of being stylish or fashionable:

Examples:

She dresses with a lot of class.
22
to rank:

Examples:

I would class her with the best American violinists.
23
a group of people within society who have the same economic or social position:

Examples:

As rents increased, working class families left the city in search of more affordable neighborhoods.
24

Examples:

The planes will have reclining seats for customers in first class.
She and her husband run a luxury-class holiday accommodation business.
25
a group into which goods and services are put based on their characteristics:

Examples:

Your shipment's freight class determines the carrier's shipping charges.
a class of sth At issue is a class of mortgages that lenders call "subprime" because they do not qualify for the lowest or prime interest rate.
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Examples:

a class in/on sth As part of a class in international relations, the conference aimed to teach students the art of negotiations.
enrol in a class And so that fall, I enrolled in an agribusiness marketing class.
take/go to/attend classes For the past two years he's been taking night classes while also working full-time as a nurse.
hold/offer/teach a class

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