classifies
USKLAS-uh-fyz/ˈklæs.əˌfaɪz/UKKLAS-i-fyz/ˈklæs.ɪ.faɪz/
- 1Third-person singular simple present of classify.
The new system classifies incoming emails as either spam or safe.
A taxonomist classifies organisms according to their shared traits.
Note
A spelling change marks this form: the final y of classify becomes -ies, as in qualifies and simplifies. It goes with singular subjects such as a taxonomist, the agency or it. It carries every meaning of the verb: sorting things into groups, declaring information secret, and even the playful sense of making something classy. Only context tells the reader which one is meant.
classifies is a form of classify
classify, verb: To sort people or things into classes or categories according to shared qualities. Full entry
- Forms
- classifyclassifies he/she/itclassifying -ing formclassified past tense, past participle
- Spelling
- classify → classifies: change y to i, add -es
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /z/.
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