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classifyclassify /ˈklæsəˌfaɪ/ ●○○ verb (, classified, classifying) [transitive] VERB TABLEclassify |
Present | I, you, we, they | classify | | he, she, it | classifies | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | classified | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have classified | | he, she, it | has classified | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had classified | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will classify | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have classified |
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Present | I | am classifying | | he, she, it | is classifying | | you, we, they | are classifying | Past | I, he, she, it | was classifying | | you, we, they | were classifying | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been classifying | | he, she, it | has been classifying | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been classifying | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be classifying | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been classifying |
1science to decide what group something belongs to according to a system: classify something as something Whales are classified as mammals rather than fish.classify something into something Headaches can be classified into two major categories.classify something by/according to something If children are classifying the beads by color, they ignore the shape.2to make information or documents secret: The military has classified the results of the weapons test.—classifiable adjective |