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Meanings of word class in English

Russian
часть речи
Portuguese
classe gramatical
Spanish
parte de la oración
Catalan
categoria lèxica

The category a word is assigned to based on its syntactic function within a specified language.

        часть речи
        Synonyms
        Examples for "lexical category"
        Examples for "lexical category"
        1
        He died 75 years ago, but lives on as a part of speech.
        The Irish Times
        2
        The grunt seemed to be his most valued part of speech.
        Complete Books of Blood
        3
        With such, oaths become as necessary a part of speech as articles or prepositions.
        The Drummer Boy
        4
        It's another part of speech to have to work with one's hands, as we do.
        Veronica
        5
        For such an unnecessary part of speech as a real copula does not exist in Japanese.
        The Soul of the Far East
        1
        It was Sir Laurence Olivier's movie version, which our third form class trouped to see at the local flea-pit.
        Radio NZ
        2
        You would form classes, would you not?
        Holiday Stories for Young People
        3
        There are at least 1,000 applications every year for 168 places in form classes.
        The Irish Times
        4
        Young ladies and young gentlemen form classes for mutual aid and 'mutual admiration' while they clasp hands over the Masora.
        St. Elmo
        5
        The rest of the hour was occupied in forming classes and giving out lessons to be learned for the next Sunday.
        Wakulla: a story of adventure in Florida
        Usage of word class in English
        1
        When I'm in the twenty-cents-a- word class I'll write once a month, and spend the rest of my time travelling.'
        The Man Upstairs and Other Stories