# classifying

Pronunciation: US say "KLAS-uh-fy-ing" /ˈklæs.əˌfaɪ.ɪŋ/; UK say "KLAS-i-fy-ing" /ˈklæs.ɪ.faɪ.ɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of classify. — present participle and gerund of classify
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of classify. Use this form for sorting that is happening now or as the name of the activity.
   - _The biologist is classifying each specimen by its physical traits._
   - _Classifying the old archive took the team several weeks._

## Adjective

2. Serving to place things into categories according to their type or kind.
   - Simple: Used to sort things into groups by type.
   - _The survey relies on a classifying scheme that sorts responses by theme._
   - _Each form includes a classifying code that assigns it to a department._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/classifying (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).