🇬🇧 System meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

A system is an organized way that people agree to use for counting, measuring, or weighing things so everyone understands the same amount. For example, we have a system for telling time (60 seconds in a minute, 60 minutes in an hour), a system for measuring how tall you are (centimeters or inches), and a system for weighing things (grams or pounds). Using a system keeps everything fair, clear, and not totally confusing, so when you say “one meter” or “one pound,” other people know exactly what you mean.

In my candy-saving system, three pieces go in the jar and two mysteriously go in my mouth for “quality control.”

My little brother’s time system says five minutes of chores equals forty-five minutes of complaining.

We tried a chore point system, but my sister kept giving herself bonus points for “emotional support.”

I made a snack system that says two carrots cancel out one cookie, so technically I’m the healthiest cookie monster ever.

Scientists use a system called the metric system, where things are neatly counted in tens, but my stomach uses a snack system where everything is counted as “not enough.”

At the market, a boy found an old scale and a stone system. The seller showed a system of stones: a small stone was one, a green stone was five. The boy tried the system, stacking stones to weigh an apple. He used the system again for the pear. He smiled — the system worked, and he bought the fruit.

This word is at the B2 level, which means it’s used in more complex conversations and texts. It helps you discuss abstract ideas, express opinions clearly, and engage in discussions on a variety of topics, both personal and professional.

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