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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.

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