classify
verb (used with object)
to arrange or organize by classes; order according to class.
classifies
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present tense formof classify (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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OpenAI classifies model risk into two tiers, with “critical” representing the highest level of capability threat, above “high.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Asked why, he said that while there was no universally accepted definition of a megafire, a commonly used US benchmark classifies a wildfire as such when it burns more than 10,000 hectares.
From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026
But, he says, it has successfully shown a ban "can be done" though classifies it as "a bit of an experiment".
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
Food and Drug Administration classifies zinc oxide as safe and effective.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 20, 2026
He learns the endless terms, the vocabulary that classifies the details of ancient buildings, writing them on separate index cards and making illustrations on the back: architrave, entablature, tympanum, voussoir.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
