Class
/klæs/
Definitions
3 meaningsA group of students taught together
/klæs/
A group of students who have lessons together
My son is in the third grade class.
💡 Simply: Imagine a bunch of kids learning together in a room – that's a class!
👶 For kids: A group of kids learning things together.
More Examples
The class went on a field trip to the museum.
How It's Used
"She's in the advanced English class."
A set of things or people sharing characteristics
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A category or type of people or things
She belongs to the middle class.
💡 Simply: It's like putting similar things together, like sorting toys by color or size.
👶 For kids: Things that are alike.
More Examples
There are many classes of insects.
How It's Used
"The upper class has more wealth."
A period of teaching or learning
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A session of instruction
The history class was very interesting.
💡 Simply: It's the time you spend learning something from a teacher.
👶 For kids: Time to learn.
More Examples
We have a science class tomorrow.
How It's Used
"The math class is an hour long."
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
From Middle English *classe, from Old French classe, from Late Latin classis "a class, division, order," from Latin classis "a fleet, division of the fleet, class, order, rank."
The word 'class' has been used in its educational sense since the 16th century, evolving from its earlier meanings of rank or order.