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standard adjective

: commonly used or supplied

: regularly and widely used or sold

: conforming to or constituting a standard of measurement or value; or of the usual or regularized or accepted kind

: established or well-known or widely recognized as a model of authority or excellence

: conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers

standard noun

: a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated

: the ideal in terms of which something can be judged

: a board measure = 1980 board feet

: the value behind the money in a monetary system

: an upright pole or beam (especially one used as a support)

: any distinctive flag


  • Statistics indicate that our living standards have risen.
  • I want to learn standard English.
  • There is no one standard for beauty.
  • What they did next was bad, even by my standards.
  • His work is not up to standard.
  • This should become standard practice.
  • He didn't meet the standards.
  • Have you ever driven with a standard shift transmission?
  • They say our house is too small by Western standards.
  • The world's educational standards disappoint me.
  • Western standard of living in Hungary - but when?
  • You need to lower your standards.
  • This school sets high moral standards for pupils.
  • They set very low standards.
  • I refuse to pay more than standard rates.
  • There is there no uniform national standard.
  • Many Americans wanted a gold standard.
  • We take our high standard of living for granted.
  • There's a double standard.
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