classify
verb (used with object)
to arrange or organize by classes; order according to class.
have classified
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present perfectof classify.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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In addition to the 190 buildings that were completely destroyed, authorities have classified over 16,200 structures as unsafe, prompting many to leave.
From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026
For years, scientists have classified these noises into roughly two dozen distinct phrases, or codas, making the communications seem about as complicated as two novice trumpeters trading notes.
From Science Magazine ● May 7, 2024
It’s a simple, but potent antidote for what many researchers have classified as a global loneliness epidemic, and the ways in which isolation can harm both individual and public health.
From Salon ● Jan. 22, 2024
In January and February, both Biden and Mike Pence were discovered to have classified documents in their possession from their respective times as vice president.
From Slate ● Sep. 18, 2023
And his eyes grew misty with a tenderness which he would have classified as brotherly, had it occurred to him to question himself.
From The Boy from Hollow Hut A Story of the Kentucky Mountains by Isla May Mullins
