classify
/ˈklæsɪfaɪ/verb
उच्चारण क्लैसिफ़ाइ
वर्गीकृत करना
Core word
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[T]
to arrange something in groups according to features that they have in common; to decide which type or group somebody or something belongs to
वर्गीकृत करना
- classify animals
- classified documents
- Biologists classify whales as mammals, not fish.
+ 3 more examples
- How would you classify this poem: as a ballad or a sonnet?
- The books are classified by subject and author.
- The tax office classifies such income as business profit.
Synonyms categorize sort group grade rank
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
classify + object + as + noun
Use as to give the category you place something in.
जिस श्रेणी में कुछ रखा जाए, उसे बताने के लिए as आता है।
- Scientists classify the whale as a mammal.
- The government classified the road as a highway.
classify + object + into + groups
Use into when you divide things into several groups.
जब चीज़ों को कई समूहों में बाँटा जाए, तब into आता है।
- The teacher classified the words into nouns and verbs.
- Plants are classified into flowering and non-flowering types.
classify + object + by / according to + noun
By or according to shows the feature used as the basis of sorting.
छँटाई का आधार बताने के लिए 'by' या 'according to' आता है।
- Books are classified by subject.
- The files were classified according to date.
be classified (passive)
The passive is very common in textbooks and official reports.
पाठ्यपुस्तकों और आधिकारिक रिपोर्टों में passive बहुत प्रचलित है।
- Animals are classified in many ways.
- The documents were classified as secret.
+Collocations 4
adverb + classify
correctlywronglybroadlyofficiallyscientificallyeasily
- The insect is officially classified as a pest.
classify + noun
animalsplantsdocumentswordsdatarocks
- Students learn to classify rocks by their origin.
classify + as
as dangerousas a mammalas secretas urgentas fiction
- The novel is classified as fiction.
can / be able to + classify
difficult toeasy tohard toimpossible topossible to
- It is difficult to classify his unusual music.
“More examples 5
- Botanists classify the banyan as a fig tree.
वनस्पति-शास्त्री बरगद को अंजीर-कुल का वृक्ष मानते हैं।
- Radhika classified her notes by chapter before the exam.
राधिका ने परीक्षा से पहले अपने नोट्स अध्याय के अनुसार वर्गीकृत किए।
- The library classifies books using a numbered system.
पुस्तकालय पुस्तकों को क्रमांक प्रणाली से वर्गीकृत करता है।
- Doctors classify burns according to their depth.
डॉक्टर जलन को उसकी गहराई के अनुसार वर्गीकृत करते हैं।
- It is hard to classify his poetry as either old or modern.
उसकी कविता को पुरानी या आधुनिक कहकर वर्गीकृत करना कठिन है।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ Scientists classify the whale in a mammal.
✓ Scientists classify the whale as a mammal.
The category after classify is introduced by as.
Classify के बाद category 'as' से जुड़ती है।
✗ The words were classified in two groups.
✓ The words were classified into two groups.
Dividing into groups needs into.
समूहों में बाँटने के लिए 'into' आता है।
✗ The animals are classified to their habitat.
✓ The animals are classified by their habitat.
The basis of sorting is introduced by by or according to.
छँटाई का आधार 'by' या 'according to' से बताया जाता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Classify, sort and categorise all mean putting things into groups, but each has a slightly different focus.
Classify, sort और categorise तीनों का अर्थ चीज़ों को समूहों में रखना है, पर प्रत्येक का ज़ोर थोड़ा अलग है।
To arrange things in groups according to a system or shared features.
किसी प्रणाली या साझा विशेषताओं के अनुसार चीज़ों को समूहों में रखना।
- Whales are classified as mammals.
To put things in order or in places, often a practical, physical job.
चीज़ों को क्रम या स्थान पर रखना, प्रायः व्यावहारिक, भौतिक काम।
- Radhika sorted the letters by city.
To put into named categories, often in discussion or data work.
नामित श्रेणियों में रखना, प्रायः चर्चा या data के काम में।
- The survey categorized answers as positive or negative.
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≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
§Grammar and usage
Usage: classified means officially secret ('classified information'); classified ads are small newspaper advertisements.
प्रयोग में classified का अर्थ आधिकारिक रूप से गोपनीय है ('classified information'); classified ads अख़बार के छोटे विज्ञापन हैं।