standard*/*/*/

[ˈstændəd] noun I

1) [C/U] a level of quality or achievement, especially one that most people think is normal or acceptable

What can be done to raise standards in schools?[/ex]

The food was not up to standard.[/ex]

He sets himself high standards.[/ex]

higher standards of service in hospitals[/ex]

2) [C] a level of quality or achievement that is used for judging someone or something

The first computers were terribly slow by today's standards.[/ex]

The building was still magnificent by any standards.[/ex]

3) standards

[plural] traditional principles of good behaviour

declining moral standards[/ex]

•

standard of living — the type of life that a person or society has according to the amount of money that they have[/ex]

II

adj

standard */*/*/[ˈstændəd]

1) generally used or accepted as normal

It's a standard reply that the company sends out to applicants.[/ex]

It is standard practice for the school to inform the parents whenever a child is punished.[/ex]

2) made or done according to a generally accepted set of rules, measurements etc

The promotional pack was 20 per cent bigger than the standard size.[/ex]

3) generally accepted as correct

Ant:

non-standard

the teaching of standard English[/ex]