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# 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/system/#m1)

2) A system is also a planned way of doing something, like a system for tidying the classroom. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/system/#m2)

3) A system can be a set of rules or ideas that people use, like the number system or a school system. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/system/#m3)

4) A computer system is a computer with its programs. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/system/#m4)

5) The system can mean the rules and people in charge of a country or organisation. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/system/#m5)

### 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/system/#x1)
- Your digestive system breaks down food. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/system/#x2)
- We use the metric system to measure in science. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/system/#x3)
- Our class has a system for giving out books. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/system/#x4)
- The computer system crashed, so we couldn't print. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/system/#x5)
- Your immune system fights germs. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/system/#x6)
- The city's bus system is easy to use. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/system/#x7)
- Our number system is based on tens. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/system/#x8)
- A school is a system with many parts. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/system/#x9)
- "It must be some degenerate species," said he; "I do not know it, and it is not mentioned in any system." [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/system/#x10)

### 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.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/3-finding-a-job-and-getting-on/18/)
- [The Great Barrier Reef off Australia is the largest coral reef system on Earth, made of thousands of separate reefs.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/172-coral-reef-builders-polyps-bleaching-sand-from-parrotfish-and-giant-clams/11/)
- [The Badger: «He must never be left an instant unguarded … till the poison has worked itself out of his system».](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/46-willows-ch6-part2-not-sorry-and-locked-up/38/)
- ["Legacy system" means old, outdated software.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/euphemisms/23-fees-bugs-and-spin/12/)
- [Two systems, one idea.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/400-what-the-numbers-on-the-box-mean/8/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «system» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/system/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.