/ˈsɪstəm/
Translation
A set of parts or rules that work together as one whole.
Word origin
From Greek systema, meaning a whole made of many parts put together.
- Origin
- Greek
- Root
- systema
- English cognates
- systematic
Grammar
Examples
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A "system" is a set of parts that work together.
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Here "system" means a whole network that works as one.
these .
A "system" can also be a way of doing something, step by step.
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(1)Grammar articles
(15)Advanced articles in English: the zero article, the with names and places, and go to school vs go to the school
Articles in English: a, an, the and the zero article
Both, either and neither in English: the two-of-something words, agreement traps, and Me neither
Compound nouns in English: car park, coffee cup, and why GREENhouse is not green HOUSE
Countable and uncountable nouns in English: advice, information, news and the ones you simply have to learn
Ellipsis and substitution in English: I think so, neither do I, and the words you are allowed to leave out
Gradable and ungradable adjectives: why very furious sounds wrong, and which intensifier goes where
Hedging and vague language in English: sort of, a bit, -ish, stuff and or so
Nominalisation in English: arrive becomes arrival, decide becomes decision, and why written English turns actions into things
Present simple tense: rules, examples and when to use it
Quantifiers in English: some, any, much, many and more
Reported speech in English: backshift, questions and commands
English tenses explained: all 12 with a master table
Word formation with prefixes: un-, in-, im-, dis-, re-, over-, under- and mis-
Word formation in English: how suffixes build word families and give away the part of speech
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