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Label Verb: Definition, Usage & Examples (2 meaning)

Meaning 1:attach a tag (label)

label 🔊
/ˈleɪbl/
vt.
To attach a small piece of paper or tag to something to show what it is or who owns it.
Label definition: hand sticking a handwritten label onto a glass jam jar.
attach a tag 🔊
/əˈtætʃ ə ˈtæɡ/
vt.
To fix a small piece of paper or material to an object to indicate its contents, owner, or other information.
📁 Category:Objects & Materials 🔖 Level:beginner

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation
From Latin 'labellum' meaning 'small lip', referring to a tag attached to an object.
💡 Mnemonic
LABEL sounds like 'lay bell' – lay a bell with a tag to identify it.
📖 Example
Before storing the homemade jam, she always remembers to label each jar with the date it was made. 🔊 She always attaches a tag with the date to each jar of homemade jam before storing it.
🔗 Collocations
label as – to identify or describe something as a particular type
label with – to attach a label containing specific information
attach a label – to fix a label to something
🔄 Synonyms
tag (vt.) – to attach a label to something
mark (vt.) – to put a sign or symbol on something for identification
identify (vt.) – to establish the identity of something
🚫 Antonyms
remove (vt.) – to take off or detach something
unlabel (vt.) – to remove a label from something
🌱 Derivatives
labeled (adj.) – having a label attached
labeling (n.) – the act of attaching labels
labeler (n.) – a person or device that attaches labels
📖 Cultural Story
Originates from Latin 'labellum' (small lip), as labels were attached like lips. Modernly vital in retail and data management for identification.

Meaning 2:classify (label)

label 🔊
/ˈleɪbl/
vt.
To put something or someone into a specific group based on their features or types.
Label as classify: teacher sorting items into labeled categories in classroom.
classify 🔊
/ˈklæsɪfaɪ/
vt.
To assign something to a particular category based on its characteristics or type.
📁 Category:School Education 🔖 Level:intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Example
In the library, the librarian will label books by genre, such as fiction, science, or history, to help readers find them quickly. 🔊 In the library, the librarian classifies books by genre, such as fiction, science, or history, to help readers find them quickly.
🔗 Collocations
label as – to categorize something as a specific type
label under – to classify something within a broader category
categorize and label – to sort and identify items by type
🔄 Synonyms
categorize (vt.) – to put into categories
sort (vt.) – to arrange items into groups based on similarities
classify (vt.) – to arrange in classes or categories
🚫 Antonyms
mix (vt.) – to combine different items together
confuse (vt.) – to make unclear or unsorted
🌱 Derivatives
labeling (n.) – the process of classifying or categorizing
labeled (adj.) – having been assigned to a category
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