system

sys|tem

W1S1 [ˈsıstım] n

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1¦(related parts)¦

2¦(method)¦

3¦(computers)¦

4 somebody's system

5 all systems go

6 the system

7 get something out of your system

8¦(order)¦

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[Date: 1600-1700; : Late Latin; Origin: systema, from Greek, from synistanai 'to combine', from syn- ( SYN-) + histanai 'to cause to stand']

1.) ¦(RELATED PARTS)¦

a group of related parts that work together as a whole for a particular purpose

▪ an alarm system

▪ a well-designed heating system

▪ the digestive system

▪ the railway system

▪ the banking system

political/legal/education system

▪ a fundamental reform of the country's political system

system of

▪ the British system of government

2.) ¦(METHOD)¦

an organized set of ideas, methods, or ways of working

system of/for doing sth

▪ a system for dealing with complaints from customers

▪ I don't understand your filing system.

under a system

▪ Under the present system, we do not have any flexibility.

3.) ¦(COMPUTERS)¦

a group of computers that are connected to each other

▪ The system has crashed. (=stopped working)

4.) sb's system

someone's body - used when you are talking about its medical or physical condition

▪ All this overeating is not good for my system.

5.) all systems go

used, sometimes humorously, to say that you are ready to do something or that something is ready to happen

6.) the system

the official rules and powerful organizations that restrict what you can do

▪ You can't beat the system .

7.) get sth out of your system informal

to do something that helps you get rid of unpleasant strong feelings

▪ I was furious, so I went for a run to get it out of my system.

8.) ¦(ORDER)¦[U]

the use of sensible and organized methods

▪ We need a bit more system in the way we organize our files.