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Usually people like to categorise artists. With my films, I categorise people: if I know which one of my movies you like, I can tell which kind of a person you are.
Mohsen Makhmalbaf

Meaning of "categorise" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CATEGORISE

categorise  [ˈkætɪɡəˌraɪz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CATEGORISE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Categorise is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb categorise in English.

WHAT DOES CATEGORISE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Categorization

Categorization is the process in which ideas and objects are recognized, differentiated, and understood. Categorization implies that objects are grouped into categories, usually for some specific purpose. Ideally, a category illuminates a relationship between the subjects and objects of knowledge. Categorization is fundamental in language, prediction, inference, decision making and in all kinds of environmental interaction. It is indicated that categorization plays a major role in computer programming. There are many categorization theories and techniques. In a broader historical view, however, three general approaches to categorization may be identified: ▪ Classical categorization ▪ Conceptual clustering ▪ Prototype theory...

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO CATEGORISE

PRESENT

Present
I categorise
you categorise
he/she/it categorises
we categorise
you categorise
they categorise
Present continuous
I am categorising
you are categorising
he/she/it is categorising
we are categorising
you are categorising
they are categorising
Present perfect
I have categorised
you have categorised
he/she/it has categorised
we have categorised
you have categorised
they have categorised
Present perfect continuous
I have been categorising
you have been categorising
he/she/it has been categorising
we have been categorising
you have been categorising
they have been categorising
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I categorised
you categorised
he/she/it categorised
we categorised
you categorised
they categorised
Past continuous
I was categorising
you were categorising
he/she/it was categorising
we were categorising
you were categorising
they were categorising
Past perfect
I had categorised
you had categorised
he/she/it had categorised
we had categorised
you had categorised
they had categorised
Past perfect continuous
I had been categorising
you had been categorising
he/she/it had been categorising
we had been categorising
you had been categorising
they had been categorising
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will categorise
you will categorise
he/she/it will categorise
we will categorise
you will categorise
they will categorise
Future continuous
I will be categorising
you will be categorising
he/she/it will be categorising
we will be categorising
you will be categorising
they will be categorising
Future perfect
I will have categorised
you will have categorised
he/she/it will have categorised
we will have categorised
you will have categorised
they will have categorised
Future perfect continuous
I will have been categorising
you will have been categorising
he/she/it will have been categorising
we will have been categorising
you will have been categorising
they will have been categorising
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would categorise
you would categorise
he/she/it would categorise
we would categorise
you would categorise
they would categorise
Conditional continuous
I would be categorising
you would be categorising
he/she/it would be categorising
we would be categorising
you would be categorising
they would be categorising
Conditional perfect
I would have categorise
you would have categorise
he/she/it would have categorise
we would have categorise
you would have categorise
they would have categorise
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been categorising
you would have been categorising
he/she/it would have been categorising
we would have been categorising
you would have been categorising
they would have been categorising
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you categorise
we let´s categorise
you categorise
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to categorise
Past participle
categorised
Present Participle
categorising
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CATEGORISE


accessorize
əkˈsɛsəˌraɪz
allegorise
ˈælɪɡəˌraɪz
allegorize
ˈælɪɡəˌraɪz
authorize
ˈɔːθəˌraɪz
categorize
ˈkætɪɡəˌraɪz
characterise
ˈkærɪktəˌraɪz
characterize
ˈkærɪktəˌraɪz
deodorize
diːˈəʊdəˌraɪz
familiarize
fəˈmɪljəˌraɪz
gargarise
ˈɡɑːɡəˌraɪz
memorize
ˈmɛməˌraɪz
moisturize
ˈmɔɪstʃəˌraɪz
polymerize
ˈpɒlɪməˌraɪz
subcategorise
sʌbˈkætɪɡəˌraɪz
subcategorize
sʌbˈkætɪɡəˌraɪz
summarize
ˈsʌməˌraɪz
unvulgarise
ʌnˈvʌlɡəˌraɪz
unvulgarize
ʌnˈvʌlɡəˌraɪz
vulgarise
ˈvʌlɡəˌraɪz
vulgarize
ˈvʌlɡəˌraɪz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CATEGORISE

categorematic
categorial
categorial grammar
categorially
categoric
categorical
categorical imperative
categorically
categoricalness
categories
categorisation
categorist
categorization
categorize
category
Category A
Category D
category killer
category management
category mistake

WORDS THAT END LIKE CATEGORISE

accessorise
aphorise
authorise
contemporise
conveyorise
decolorise
devalorise
enterprise
extemporise
exteriorise
factorise
interiorise
memorise
motorise
phosphorise
reauthorise
reflectorise
revalorise
terrorise
transistorise
valorise

Synonyms and antonyms of categorise in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «categorise» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CATEGORISE

Find out the translation of categorise to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of categorise from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «categorise» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

分类
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

categorizar
570 millions of speakers

English

categorise
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

वर्गीकृत
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تصنيف
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

классифицировать
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

categorizar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শ্রেণীভুক্ত করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

classer par catégories
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mengkategorikan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

einordnen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

分類する
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

분류
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nggolongake
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chia
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வகைப்படுத்தவும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

श्रेणीबद्ध करा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sınıflandırmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

categorizzare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kategoryzować
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

класифікувати
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

clasifica
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κατηγοριοποίηση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kategoriseer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kategori
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kategorisere
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of categorise

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CATEGORISE»

The term «categorise» is regularly used and occupies the 80.694 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CATEGORISE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «categorise» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «categorise» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about categorise

EXAMPLES

QUOTES WITH «CATEGORISE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word categorise.
1
Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Usually people like to categorise artists. With my films, I categorise people: if I know which one of my movies you like, I can tell which kind of a person you are.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CATEGORISE»

Discover the use of categorise in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to categorise and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Using Analytical Frameworks for Classroom Research: ...
Categorise post-unit interviews according to types of issues. 3. What kind of relationship is there between students' prior. I. Can students' views about social and ethical issues be broadened? To investigate how Year I 3 students perceive the ...
Susan Rodrigues, 2010
2
Open Learning Outlook Xp
Exercise. 11. -. Categorise. a. Contact. Guidelines: Items such as Contacts. Tasks and Appointments can be categorised, making it easier to search for and view information. Outlook has a default Master Category List, but items can be added or ...
Cia Training Ltd Staff, 2002
3
Our Wild Niche
It is therefore in the nature of mindrules to try and quickly categorise all incoming information. The function of mindrules is to find common laws amongst the maze of information that enters the brain. Mindrules are quite vigorous in their effort.
Laurie Cookson, 1999
4
Storybook Stars
Related Outcomes: Students will categorise characters and select a suitable representative for each category. Related Outcomes: Students will categorise characters and select a suitable representative for each category. Related Outcomes: ...
Sandy Tasker, 2004
5
Affective Interactions: Towards a New Generation of Computer ...
i / G CO Description of facial expression "Happy": All children were able to categorise these faces as happy. Set 1 face produced more variation (e.g. happy, smiling, grinning, laughing) than Set 2 (only happy and smiling). "Sad": Most children ...
Ana Paiva, 2000
6
Essentials Of Educational Technology, 2E
It is based on the assumption that human beings are endowed with the capacity to discriminate and to categorise in groups. A concept may be referred to a class or category of all the members of which share a particular combination of ...
J C Aggarwal, 2009
7
Taming the Pound
OK – how else do we categorise things? Describe a bird. It's something that flies. What, like an ostrich, a penguin or a bat? It's not simple to categorise unless you have information about every element of every item in every category.
Kim Stephenson, 2011
8
Sports Arbitrage - How to Place Riskless Bets & Create ...
When you enter the bet you will also categorise it - more details on categories are below. Deposits Whenever a bet wins, this will be recorded as a deposit on that particular account. You will also categorise these transactions as described ...
Rajeev Shah, 2008
9
The TKT Course Modules 1, 2 and 3
It is useful to identify and categorise our learners' mistakes. We might identify common mistakes made by many students, or focus on mistakes made by individual students. We can use this information when we plan our lessons to make sure ...
Mary Spratt, Alan Pulverness, Melanie Williams, 2011
10
Why Does Schizophrenia Develop at Late Adolescence: A ...
I don't care if you have had no sleep" Categorise: (1+ Confidence: 7 Self-Self actual endorsement: 1 Self-Self potential endorsement: 8 Negativity: 8 Self-Other: ”She is being unfair. Bad person" Categorise: oi~ Conviction: 7 Negativity: ...
Chris Harrop, Peter Trower, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CATEGORISE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term categorise is used in the context of the following news items.
1
What the dog-fish and camel-bird can tell us about how our brains …
The process that generated these images can actually tell us a great deal about how our own minds process and categorise images – and what ... «Phys.Org, Jul 15»
2
Why banning legal highs won't work, according to the Psychedelic …
Ryan Dancey, 21, said: "You can't categorise everything under one label. "You have to look at each high in its own right and look at the ... «BBC News, Jul 15»
3
Osborne deluged with last-minute Budget wishlists
... Customs are expected too, as are the closure of some loopholes that tax planners reportedly categorise as outside of typical avoidance. «Contractor UK, Jul 15»
4
Don't let a sudden redundancy overwhelm you
Categorise all your contacts into groups of 50 so that you can send them a group email — this in itself can save a huge amount of time and ... «gulfnews.com, Jul 15»
5
60 seconds with... Fiona Pelham, Positive Impact
Our original goal was to be able to categorise the shares, but there just wasn't enough sharing going on, so now we're just trying to make it ... «CIT Magazine, Jul 15»
6
Solve miraa crisis, Munya urges State
During the President's three-day tour of Meru in March this year, he assured residents that the Miraa Bill will help categorise the commodity as ... «K24 TV, Jul 15»
7
Dahi handi to be adventure sport?
The state government had in February this year set up a 11-member committee to study and make recommendations to categorise dahi handi ... «The Asian Age, Jul 15»
8
It is wrong to categorise actors: Divya Dutta
Actress Divya Dutta says she feels bad when people categorise actors into different roles. “I don't understand why anybody would categorise ... «The Indian Express, Jul 15»
9
Police Taser shooting contributed to man's death, jury finds
Up to 11 officers rushed to the scene in what police categorise as a grade one response. Initially, Begley was outside the house, but he agreed ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
10
Robots Can't Kill You—and Claiming They Can is Dangerous
Even now we are already tempted to categorise our interactions with robots into what we are responsible for and what they are responsible for. «Gizmodo, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Categorise [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/categorise>. May 2024 ».
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