strategic

«strategic» in Mova's school dictionary: carefully planned to reach a goal — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (strategic, more strategic, most strategic)

meaning for a pupil

1) Strategic means carefully planned to reach a goal. tree →

2) Strategic means important for winning a war, game or plan: a strategic place. tree →

sense in the lessons

In games and sport: a strategic move in chess, a strategic plan. In history: a castle at a strategic point by a river. In maths problem solving: choosing a strategic method. Phrases: strategic plan, strategic position, strategic thinking.

examples

• The castle was built in a strategic spot on the hill. tree →
• She made a strategic move and won the chess game. tree →
• The team had a strategic plan for the second half. tree →
• Bridges were strategic targets in the war. tree →
• We put the buckets in strategic places to catch the drips. tree →
• Good maths is often strategic: pick the easiest way first. tree →

note

Noun: strategy; adverb: strategically. Pronounced stra-TEE-jik. Related: tactic (one small move), strategy (the big plan).

In the corpora

• "Strategic withdrawal" is the official way to say an army retreated.
• "Strategic misrepresentation" means deliberate lying to win approval, for example hiding a project's real cost.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «strategic» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.