What does “system” mean?
- 1
nouna set of connected parts or methods that work together
The city has a good public transportation system.
- 2
nounan organized way of doing something
We need a better system for storing files.
System at a glance
- Part of speech
- noun
- CEFR level
- A2 (elementary)
- Pronunciation
- /ˈsɪstəm/ · SIS-tum
Common phrases with “system”
- computer system
- education system
- operating system
- immune system
Synonyms, opposites and related words
Word family
- systematic
- systematically
Idioms with “system”
- Get something out of your system: Do or express something you strongly want to, so the feeling goes away.
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