French word

classer

Pronunciation

IPA/klase/

Meaning

  • verbsort

Example

Peux-tu classer ces papiers pour moi ?

Could you sort these papers for me?

Illustration for classer (sort)

More examples

Je dois classer ces factures par date.

I have to sort these invoices by date.

Core concept

Documents or objects sorted by a rule and placed in assigned spots for quick retrieval.

Common phrases

  • classer des documents

    organize documents

  • classer par date

    sort by date

  • classer les fichiers

    classify the files

Similar words

trier: To separate mixed items according to a criterion.
ranger: To put items away in their designated places and keep them orderly.
archiver: To organize important documents or data for archival storage.
organiser: To arrange things or information systematically for convenient use.

Definition in French

Mettre des documents, objets ou données dans des catégories ou des emplacements déterminés afin de les retrouver facilement.

Word origin

Classer is formed from French classe with the verb ending -er, while classe comes from Latin classis, meaning a division or group.

Usage tips

  • Classer usually takes par for the sorting rule, as in classer les papiers par date, and dans for the destination, as in classer un document dans un dossier.

Other meanings

  • classifyverb
  • arrangeverb

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