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classifying

classifying is the present participle and gerund of classify.

Meaning of classify

Verb

classify (third-person singular simple present classifies, present participle classifying, simple past and past participle classified)

  1. to identify by or divide into classes; to categorize
    • Should we classify "make up" as an idiom or as a phrasal verb?
  2. to declare something a secret, especially a government secret
    • They decided to classify that information.
  3. To make classy

Adjective

classifying (comparative more classifying, superlative most classifying)

  1. That serves to classify.
    Synonyms:
    classificatory

Synonyms of classifying

Forms of classifying

comparativemore classifying
superlativemost classifying

Words formed from classifying

Phrases with classifying

Questions about classifying

What does classifying mean?
Classifying means that serves to classify.
What is classifying the present participle and gerund of?
Classifying is the present participle and gerund of classify.
What part of speech is classifying?
Classifying is an adjective.

Words near classifying in the dictionary

  1. classifieds
  2. classifier
  3. classifiers
  4. classifies
  5. classify
  6. classifying
  7. classifying morphism
  8. classifying morphisms
  9. classifying space
  10. classifying spaces
  11. classily

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Adapted from Wiktionary: classifying (page history and authors); classify (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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