class

Study(25)

/klɑːs/

noun 5verb 3name 2adj 1

Collocations

(noun.) lesson/group of students

ADJ

big, large | small | advanced, beginners', elementary, intermediate | biology, history, etc. | evening

VERB + CLASS

attend, go to, take

My daughter attends a ballet class every Tuesday afternoon after school.

miss

hold

Our school holds regular classes on weekends for students who want extra help.

conduct, give, take, teach

My history teacher will conduct the class on Monday afternoon instead of Wednesday.

dismiss

The teacher dismissed class early because of the fire alarm.

observe, sit in on

CLASS + NOUN

member, teacher | size

PREP

in (a/the) ~

My daughter is learning to play the violin in class twice a week.

~ in

My son is taking classes in swimming at the community center.

PHRASES

the back/front of the class

The teacher asked a student sitting in the front of the class to read aloud.

be/come top of the class

He was top of the class in every subject throughout his school years.

(noun.) social/economic group

ADJ

lower, lower-middle, middle, upper, upper-middle, working

Many families in the middle class struggle to afford good healthcare and education for their children.

chattering

The chattering class spent hours debating politics at the dinner party.

educated, landed, landowning, privileged, professional, ruling

The professional class in our city has grown significantly over the last decade.

dominant

social

People from different social classes often have unequal access to quality education and healthcare.

CLASS + NOUN

structure, system | consciousness | interests | conflict, differences, divisions, struggle, war

(noun.) group of things

ADJ

large, small | distinct | rare

VERB + CLASS

form

The new members will form a class that meets every Tuesday evening at the community center.

PREP

~ of

The doctor explained that this new class of antibiotics could treat the infection effectively.

PHRASES

be in a class of your own/in a different class

(noun.) high quality/style

ADJ

great, real

She showed real class when she handled the difficult situation with patience and kindness.

VERB + CLASS

have

My grandmother always had class, even when she wore her oldest dress to the garden.

PHRASES

a touch of class

The old jazz club had a touch of class that modern bars couldn't replicate.

Definitions

noun

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

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

That is one class-A heifer you got there, sonny.

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.

Seeing the British establishment struggle with the financial sector is like watching an alcoholic […]. Until 2008 there was denial over what finance had become. […] But the scandals kept coming, and so we entered stage three – what therapists call "bargaining". A broad section of the political class now recognises the need for change but remains unable to see the necessity of a fundamental overhaul. Instead it offers fixes and patches.

The division of society into classes.

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

Admirable behavior; elegance.

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

A group of students in a regularly scheduled meeting with a teacher.

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

verb

To assign to a class; to classify.

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

She was a fat, round little woman, richly apparelled in velvet and lace, […]; and the way she laughed, cackling like a hen, the way she talked to the waiters and the maid,[…]—all these unexpected phenomena impelled one to hysterical mirth, and made one class her with such immortally ludicrous types as Ally Sloper, the Widow Twankey, or Miss Moucher.

To be grouped or classed.

the genus or family under which it classes

To divide into classes, as students; to form into, or place in, a class or classes.

adj

great; fabulous

To talented authors Tim Ash and Brian Reich for introducing me to John Wiley & Sons—a truly class outfit.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

course

noun — people having the same social, economic, or educational stat

stratum

noun — a collection of things sharing a common attribute

noun — a body of students who are taught together

noun — a body of students who graduate together

year

noun — a league ranked by quality

division

verb — arrange or order by classes or categories

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

class clown

A student who frequently makes jokes or pokes fun; a wiseacre.

He was always the class clown, constantly telling jokes and attracting everyone's attention in school.

Example Bank

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

Wiktionary

That is one class-A heifer you got there, sonny.

Wiktionary

Often used to imply membership of a large class.

Wiktionary

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

Wiktionary

the genus or family under which it classes

Wiktionary

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, class is marked as slang. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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