standard

stan|dard¹ W2S3 [ˈstændəd US -ərd] n

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1¦(level of quality/achievement)¦

2¦(moral principles)¦

3¦(measurement)¦

4¦(song)¦

5¦(flag)¦

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[Date: 1100-1200; : Old French; Origin: estandard 'battle-flag']

1.) ¦(LEVEL OF QUALITY/ACHIEVEMENT)¦ [U and C]

the level that is considered to be acceptable, or the level that someone or something has achieved

standard of

▪ The committee is assessing the standard of care in local hospitals.

▪ parents who have very high standards

▪ The rooms are of a good standard .

▪ the low standard of housing

▪ Students have to reach a certain standard or they won't pass.

▪ The EU should set minimum standards of employee rights.

▪ imaginative ideas for raising standards in schools

▪ Standards are falling as the quality of applicants declines.

▪ Safety measures failed to come up to standard .

▪ The airline has rigorous safety standards .

▪ These figures clearly show the difference in world living standards .

▪ Many early child-rearing practices were cruel by modern standards .

2.) ¦(MORAL PRINCIPLES)¦

standards [plural]

moral principles about what kind of behaviour or attitudes are acceptable

▪ the recent decline in moral standards

standards fall/slip/go down

▪ Standards have slipped since I was a boy.

3.) ¦(MEASUREMENT)¦

a fixed official rule for measuring weight, ↑purity, value etc

▪ an official government standard for the purity of silver

4.) ¦(SONG)¦

a popular song that has been sung by many different singers

▪ popular jazz standards

5.) ¦(FLAG)¦ old-fashioned a flag used in ceremonies

▪ the royal standard

→↑double standard, ↑living standard

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COLLOCATES for sense 1

high/good standard

low/poor standard

meet/reach/attain a standard

set a standard

raise/improve standards

lower standards

maintain standards (=keep them at a good level)

standards fall/slip/go down/decline

up to standard (=good enough)

below standard (=not good enough)

stringent/rigorous/tough standards (=strict standards)

safety/environmental standards

academic/educational standards

living standards

by modern/today's/our etc standards

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standard ²

standard² W2S3 adj

1.) accepted as normal or usual

▪ We paid them the standard rate.

standard practice/procedure

(=the usual way of doing things)

▪ Searching luggage at airports is now standard practice.

▪ The format is fairly standard.

2.) regular and usual in shape, size, quality etc

≠ ↑non-standard

▪ We make shoes in standard and wide sizes.

▪ All these vans are made to a standard design.

3.) a standard book, work etc is read by everyone studying a particular subject

4.) the standard form of a language is the one considered to be correct and is used by most people

≠ ↑non-standard

▪ the standard spelling

▪ standard English pronunciation