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zuzuhany
Egypt

help plzzzzzzzzzzz
 
hi everyone ,
can anyone tell me what �s the  difference between classify and categorize , i also need examples to help me  bec. i don �t actually feel the difference 

12 Jun 2012      





Mariethe House
France

Have a look here; maybe it helps!
http://www.usingenglish.com/forum/ask-teacher/1721-classify-vs-categorize.html

12 Jun 2012     



ascincoquinas
Portugal

Hi there!
LONGMAN ONLINE DICTIONARY:
 
cat‧e‧go‧rize also  categorise British English [transitive]
to put people or things into groups according to the type of person or thing they are [= classify]:
The population is categorized according to age, sex, and social group.
categorize something/somebody as something
Keene doesn �t like to be categorized as a socialist.
 
clas‧si‧fy past tense and past participle classified, present participle classifying, third person singular classifies [transitive]
1 to decide what group something belongs to [↪ classification]
classify something as/under something
In law, beer is classified as a food product.
We �d classify Drabble �s novels under �Romance �.
Families are classified according to the father �s occupation.
2 to regard people or things as belonging to a particular group because they have similar qualities [↪ classification]:
As a musician, Cage is hard to classify.

12 Jun 2012