Meaning

1 senses
  1. To assign a category; to divide into classes.

    First, categorize incoming messages according to the needed actions.

    kategorisieren

    классифици́роватьklassificírovatʹ, категоризи́роватьkategorizírovatʹ

    place into or assign to a category

Examples

15 sentences
  1. I wouldn't categorize Tom that way.

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  2. The group was categorized as a terrorist organization.

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  3. Can you categorize these words from alphabetical order?

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  4. It is time consuming to categorize your flash cards.

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  5. Many people are a little over obsessed with categorizing other people.

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Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
to assign a category:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to assign a category:

Forms

categorizes, categorizing, categorized, categorized
Base formcategorize · to categorize
3rd person singularcategorizes
Present participlecategorizing
Past simplecategorized
Past participlecategorized

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theycategorize
he, she, itcategorizes

Past simpleLesson

all personscategorized

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave categorized
he, she, ithas categorized

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill categorize

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

11 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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