Meaning

17 senses
  1. (countable)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.

    Klasse

    классklass, разря́дrazrjád

    класklas, кля́саkljása, розря́дrozrjád

    a collection of things sharing a common attribute

  2. (countable)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.

    Klasse

    классklass

    класklas, кля́саkljása

  3. (uncountable)The division of society into classes.

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

    Klasse

    классklass

    класklas, кля́саkljása

  4. (uncountable)Admirable behavior; elegance.

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

    Klasse, Stil

    классklass

    класklas, кля́саkljása

    elegance in dress or behavior

  5. (countable, uncountable)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.

    Klasse

    классklass, гру́ппаgrúppa

    класklas, кля́саkljása, гру́паhrúpa

  6. (countable, uncountable)A series of lessons covering a single subject.

    I took the cooking class for enjoyment, but I also learned a lot.

    Unterricht

    курсkurs, заня́тияzanjátija

    курсkurs, заняття́zanjattjá

    education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

  7. (countable, uncountable)A single lesson in a series.

    Tomorrow's class will cover long division.

  8. (countable)A group of students who commenced or completed their education during a particular year. A school class.

    The class of 1982 was particularly noteworthy.

    Klasse

    классklass, курсkurs

    класklas, кля́саkljása, курсkurs

  9. (India, countable, uncountable)A grade, standard, level of education.

  10. (countable)A category of seats in an airplane, train or other means of mass transportation.

    I used to fly business class, but now my company can only afford economy.

    Klasse

    классklass

    класklas, кля́саkljása

  11. (countable)A rank in the classification of organisms, below phylum and above order; a taxon of that rank.

    Magnolias belong to the class Magnoliopsida.

    Classis

    классklass

    класklas, кля́саkljása

  12. (countable, uncountable)Best of its kind.

    It is the class of Italian bottled waters.

Examples

4111 sentences
  1. The whole class passed the test.

    Увесь клас склав іспит.

    ruВесь класс сдал экзамен.

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  2. We are in the same class.

    Ми вчимося в одному класі.

    ruМы в одном классе.

    deWir gehen in die gleiche Klasse.

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  3. May I have a class schedule?

    А можу я дістати розклад занять?

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  4. I talked to him after class.

    Я поговорив із ним після занять.

    ruЯ говорил с ним после уроков.

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  5. Sleeping in class is not allowed.

    Спати в класі заборонено.

    ruСпать в классе не разрешается.

    deSchlafen im Unterricht ist nicht erlaubt.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 3
group, collection, category or set sharing characteristics or attributes:
group of students in a regularly scheduled meeting with a teacher:
series of classes covering a single subject:
Русский
By meaning 3
group, collection, category or set sharing characteristics or attributes:
group of students in a regularly scheduled meeting with a teacher:
series of classes covering a single subject:
Deutsch
By meaning 4
group, collection, category or set sharing characteristics or attributes:
admirable behavior; elegance:
series of classes covering a single subject:
taxonomy: classification below Phylum and above Order:

Origin

From Middle French classe, from Latin classis (“a class or division of the people, assembl

From Middle French classe, from Latin classis (“a class or division of the people, assembly of people, the whole body of citizens called to arms, the army, the fleet, later a class or division in general”), from Proto-Indo-European *kelh₁- (“to call, shout”). Doublet of clas and classis.

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Forms

plural: classes
Singularclass
Pluralclasses

regular

Synonyms

26 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

142 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • in our class
  • in his class
  • in the class
  • late for class
  • the same class
  • in your class
  • attention in class
  • class today
  • in my class
  • for class president
  • class president
  • skipped class

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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