class

1. class (noun) — sense 1

Definition: A group, collection, category or set sharing characteristics or attributes.

Example: The new Ford Fiesta is set to be best in the 'small family' class.

2. class (noun) — sense 2

Definition: A social grouping, based on job, wealth, etc. In Britain, society is commonly split into three main classes: upper class, middle class and working class.

Example: Seeing the British establishment struggle with the financial sector is like watching an alcoholic […]. Until 2008 there was denial over what finance had become. […] But the scandals kept coming, and so we entered stage three – what therapists call "bargaining". A broad section of the political class now recognises the need for change but remains unable to see the necessity of a fundamental overhaul. Instead it offers fixes and patches.

3. class (noun) — sense 3

Definition: The division of society into classes.

Example: Jane Austen's works deal with class in 18th-century England.

4. class (verb) — sense 4

Definition: To assign to a class; to classify.

Example: I would class this with most of the other mediocre works of the period.

5. class (verb) — sense 5

Definition: To be grouped or classed.

Example: the genus or family under which it classes

6. class (verb) — sense 6

Definition: To divide into classes, as students; to form into, or place in, a class or classes.

7. class (adj) — sense 7

Definition: great; fabulous

Example: To talented authors Tim Ash and Brian Reich for introducing me to John Wiley & Sons—a truly class outfit.