- class
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun1 lesson/group of studentsADJECTIVE▪ big, large▪ small▪ advanced, beginners' (BrE), beginning (AmE), elementary, intermediate, introductory, remedial▪ master (usually masterclass)▪ biology, history, etc.▪ acting, creative-writing, dance (AmE), dancing (BrE), etc.▪ evening, night (esp. AmE)▪ college, high-school, kindergarten, undergraduate (all AmE)▪ entering, incoming (= the students starting a school or college in a particular year) (both AmE)VERB + CLASS▪ attend, go to, take▪
He's taking classes in pottery.
▪ enrol/enroll in, sign up for▪ cut (AmE), miss, skip (AmE)▪ disrupt, interrupt▪ hold▪The institute holds evening classes throughout the year.
▪ offer▪The college offers classes in many subjects.
▪ conduct, give, lead (AmE), run (esp. AmE), take, teach▪Who's taking the class today?
▪ address▪ dismiss▪Class dismissed!
▪ fail, flunk (both AmE)▪ pass (AmE)▪ ace (AmE, informal)▪ drop▪ cover▪ observe, sit in onCLASS + VERB▪ be easy, be hard▪ be available▪ graduate (AmE)CLASS + NOUN▪ member, teacher▪ size▪ discussion▪ work▪ reunion▪ schedule (AmE)▪ period (AmE)PREPOSITION▪ in (a/the) class▪We'll start the exercise in class.
▪Which history class are you in?
▪ class in▪She's going to evening classes in Italian.
PHRASES▪ the back of the class, the front of the class▪He sat at the back of the class.
▪ be top of the class, come top of the class▪She came top of the class in English.
▪ the class of … (= a group of students who finish their studies in a particular year)▪the class of 2008
▪ the entire class, the whole class2 social/economic groupADJECTIVE▪ leisure (= rich people), lower, lower-middle, middle, upper, upper-middle, working▪sections of the working class
▪ chattering (BrE), educated, elite, governing, political, privileged, professional, ruling, wealthy▪topics being discussed at the breakfast tables of the chattering classes
▪ capitalist, entrepreneurial, merchant▪ labouring/laboring, peasant▪ landed, landowning▪ dominant▪ social, socio-economic▪Membership of the club is drawn from all social classes.
CLASS + NOUN▪ structure, system▪ consciousness▪ interests▪ conflict, differences, divisions, struggle, war, warfare▪ issue3 group of thingsADJECTIVE▪ large, small▪ distinct▪ special▪ rare▪ age, weightVERB + CLASS▪ constitute, form▪These writers form a distinct class in Russian literature.
PREPOSITION▪ class of▪a rare class of neurological diseases
PHRASES▪ be in a class of your own, be in a different class (= to be much better than others)4 high quality/styleADJECTIVE▪ great, real▪a player of great class
VERB + CLASS▪ have▪She has real class.
PHRASES▪ a touch of class▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}The musical entertainment added a touch of class to the occasion.
adj.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.