system

«system» in Mova's school dictionary: a group of parts that work together as a whole, like the… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a system, systems)

meaning for a pupil

1) A system is a group of parts that work together as a whole, like the solar system or the digestive system. tree →

2) A system is also a planned way of doing something, like a system for tidying the classroom. tree →

3) A system can be a set of rules or ideas that people use, like the number system or a school system. tree →

4) A computer system is a computer with its programs. tree →

5) The system can mean the rules and people in charge of a country or organisation. tree →

sense in the lessons

In science: the solar system (the Sun and its planets), body systems (digestive, skeletal, circulatory, nervous), ecosystems. In maths: the number system (base ten), the metric system (metres, grams, litres), the imperial system (feet, pounds). In everyday life: a system for jobs, the bus system, a sound system. Phrases: «solar system», «digestive system», «metric system», «immune system», «a good system», «get it out of your system» (stop feeling something strongly).

examples

• The Sun is at the centre of our solar system. tree →
• Your digestive system breaks down food. tree →
• We use the metric system to measure in science. tree →
• Our class has a system for giving out books. tree →
• The computer system crashed, so we couldn't print. tree →
• Your immune system fights germs. tree →
• The city's bus system is easy to use. tree →
• Our number system is based on tens. tree →
• A school is a system with many parts. tree →
• "It must be some degenerate species," said he; "I do not know it, and it is not mentioned in any system." tree →

note

Countable: «a system, systems». Adjective: «systematic» (done step by step, in order). Spelled with a y after the s: «system», not «sistem». The «solar system» has eight planets.

In the corpora

• Starting a new job means learning new systems, names and rules all at once, so people come home tired.
• The Great Barrier Reef off Australia is the largest coral reef system on Earth, made of thousands of separate reefs.
• The Badger: «He must never be left an instant unguarded … till the poison has worked itself out of his system».
• "Legacy system" means old, outdated software.
• Two systems, one idea.

Trees and pragmatics

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