verb, noun · neutral
label
/ˈleɪbəl/LA·bel
Band 5-6speakingtask2
(v) to attach a word or phrase that identifies or describes someone/something; (n) a piece of information attached to something to identify it
Examples
“Researchers labelled each sample before analysis.”
“You shouldn't label people based on one mistake.”
“The package had a label with delivery instructions.”
Band 8 sentence
“When coding responses, researchers carefully label each transcript to ensure accurate analysis.”
Collocations
- label as
- label someone
- product label
Word family
labelling nounlabelled adj/verb
Common mistakes
tag→label
call→label
Say it for a higher band
5call→6tag→7+label
Synonyms
tag
classify
Easily confused
classify
“Researchers classify the data into three categories.”
tag
“I tagged my friend in the photo.”
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