Слово англійською: class

Іменник

Переклад class українською: клас, уро́к (в шко́лі), заня́ття

Детальний опис

class

noun

/klæs/

in education

[countable + singular or plural verb] a group of students who are taught together

in the/your class We were in the same class at school.
She is the youngest in her class.
He came top of the class.
The whole class was/were told to stay behind after school.

[countable, uncountable] an occasion when a group of students meets to be taught synonym lesson

I have a history class at 9 o'clock.
I was late for (a) class.
See me after class.
in class She works hard in class (= during the class).

Collocations EducationEducationLearning

acquire/get/lack (an) education/training/(British English) (some) qualifications
receive/provide somebody with training/tuition
develop/design/plan a curriculum/(especially British English) course/(North American English) program/syllabus
give/go to/attend a class/lesson/lecture/seminar
hold/run/conduct a class/seminar/workshop
sign up for/take a course/classes/lessons

School

go to/start preschool/kindergarten/nursery school
be in (North American English) the first, second, etc. grade/(British English) year 1, 2. etc. (at school)
study/take/drop history/chemistry/German, etc.
(British English) leave/finish/drop out of/ (North American English) quit school
(North American English) graduate high school/college

Problems at school

be the victim/target of bullying
(British English) play truant from/ (both British English, informal) bunk off/skive off school (= not go to school when you should)
(both especially North American English) skip/cut class/school
(British English) cheat in/(North American English) cheat on an exam/a test
get/be given a detention (for doing something)
be expelled from/be suspended from school

Work and exams

do your homework/(British English) revision/a project on something
work on/write/do/submit an essay/a dissertation/a thesis/an assignment/(North American English) a paper
finish/complete your dissertation/thesis/studies/coursework
hand in/ (North American English) turn in your homework/essay/assignment/paper
study/prepare/ (British English) revise/ (North American English) review/ (North American English, informal) cram for a test/an exam
take/ (both British English) do/sit a test/an exam
(especially British English) mark/ (especially North American English) grade homework/a test
(British English) do well in/ (North American English) do well on/ (especially North American English, informal) ace a test/an exam
pass/fail/ (especially North American English, informal) flunk a test/an exam/a class/a course/a subject

University

apply to/get into/go to/start college/(British English) university
leave/graduate from law school/college/(British English) university (with a degree in computer science)
study for/take/ (British English) do/complete a law degree/a degree in physics
(both North American English) major/minor in biology/philosophy
earn/receive/be awarded/get/have/hold a master’s degree/a bachelor’s degree/a PhD in economics

[countable]

(also classes [plural])

a series of classes on a particular subject synonym course

Are you still doing your French evening class?
class in something I've been taking classes in pottery.

[countable + singular or plural verb] (especially North American English) a group of students who finish their studies at school, college or university in a particular year

The class of 2020 was/were invited back to join the celebrations.
the freshman/sophomore/junior/senior class

in society

[countable + singular or plural verb] one of the groups of people in a society that are thought of as being at the same social or economic level

the working/middle/upper class
The party tries to appeal to all classes of society.
His ideas had an appeal among the wealthy, professional classes.
The ruling class is/are not going to give up their position without a fight.

see also middle class, upper class, working class

[uncountable] the way that people are divided into different social and economic groups

differences of class, race or gender
The old class system is not appropriate in a modern age.
a society in which class is more important than ability

in train/plane

[countable] (especially in compounds) each of several different levels of comfort that are available to travellers in a plane, etc.

He always travels business class.
The first-class compartment is situated at the front of the train.
It doesn't matter which class you fly, the food is always horrible.

see also business class, cattle class, club class, economy class syndrome, first class, second class, third class, tourist class

group of people/animals

[countable] a group of people, animals or things that have similar characteristics or qualities

It was good accommodation for a hotel of this class.
different classes of drugs
Dickens was in a different class from (= was much better than) most of his contemporaries.
As a jazz singer she's in a class of her own (= better than most others).

see also first-class, high-class, low-class, second-class, top-class, word class, world-class

[countable] one of the different groups in a competition

He came first in his class at every event.

skill/style

[uncountable] an attractive quality or a high level of skill that is impressive

She has class all right—she looks like a model.
There's a real touch of class about this team.

of university degree

[countable] (especially in compounds) one of the levels of achievement in a British university degree exam

a first-/second-/third-class degree

biology

[countable] a group into which animals, plants, etc. that have similar characteristics are divided, below a phylum compare family, genus, species

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Word Originmid 16th cent. (in sense (1)): from Latin classis ‘a division of the Roman people, a grade, or a class of pupils’.

Idioms

the chattering classes

(British English, usually disapproving) the people in society who like to give their opinions on political or social issues
- Constitutional reform is popular among the chattering classes.
- topics being discussed at the breakfast tables of the chattering classes
Topics People in societyc2