Categorise /ˈkæt.ə. g ə r aɪz/ verb [ t ] to put people or things into groups with the same features The books are categorized into

discern /dɪˈsɜːn/ verb [ T ] formal

to see, recognize or understand something that is not clear

I could just discern a figure in the darkness.

It is difficult to discern any pattern in these figures.

478.	afterwards	/ˈɑːf.tə.wədz/ adverb ( US also afterward ) after the time mentioned; later We had tea, and afterwards we sat in the garden for a while. They separated, and soon/shortly afterwards Jane left the country.
479.	resent	/rɪˈzent/ verb [ T ] to feel angry because you have been forced to accept someone or something that you do not like She bitterly resented her father's new wife. [ + -ing verb ] He resents hav ing to explain his work to other people.
480.	urgent	/ˈɜː.dʒ ə nt/ adjective IMPORTANT 1. needing attention very soon, especially before anything else, because important He's got to sign that paper - will you tell him it's urgent? The most urgent thing in a fire is to make sure everyone is out of the building. Many people are in urgent need of food and water. adjective ALWAYS TRYING 2. formal (especially of a person's actions) repeated and determined in trying to get or do something His urgent pleas of innocence made no difference to the judge's decision.

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