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# strategy

noun (a strategy, strategies)

«strategy» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A strategy is a plan for reaching a goal, especially a clever plan made carefully ahead. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/strategy/#m1)
2. Strategy is the skill of planning, for example in games, sport or war. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/strategy/#m2)

### In the lessons

In maths lessons pupils learn «strategies» for solving problems and doing sums: counting on, using doubles, drawing a picture, making a list, working backwards. In reading, teachers teach «reading strategies» such as predicting and rereading. In sport and board games like chess, «strategy» means planning several moves ahead. Phrases: «a good strategy», «a strategy for», «strategy game».

### Examples

- What strategy did you use to solve the problem? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/strategy/#x1)
- One strategy for adding 9 is to add 10 and take away 1. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/strategy/#x2)
- Our team needs a better strategy to win. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/strategy/#x3)
- Chess is a game of strategy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/strategy/#x4)
- Drawing a diagram is a useful strategy in maths. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/strategy/#x5)
- Her strategy was to save a little money every week. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/strategy/#x6)
- The general planned a strategy for the battle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/strategy/#x7)

### Note

Plural: strategies (y → ies). Adjective: strategic. «Strategy» is the big plan; «tactics» are the small steps used to carry it out. Stress on the first syllable: STRA-te-gy.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «strategy» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/strategy/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«strategy» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/strategy.html) on Mova free.