- standard
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun1 level of qualityADJECTIVE▪ high▪ low, poor▪ certain, minimum▪
Players have to be of a certain standard to compete in the tournament.
▪ acceptable, adequate, decent, proper, reasonable▪We must ensure proper standards of care for the elderly.
▪a decent standard of living
▪ improved, rising▪ new▪He set a new standard of excellence in detective fiction.
▪ current, modern▪The houses need to be brought up to modern standards.
▪ historical▪ clear▪ objective▪Judged by any objective standards, the campaign was a disaster.
▪ accepted (esp. BrE), official, required (esp. BrE)▪ conventional (esp. AmE), usual▪ common, consistent, uniform, universal▪They will adopt common standards for dealing with asylum applications.
▪ exacting, rigorous, strict, stringent▪ gold (figurative)▪Charles Schulz's ‘Peanuts’ is the gold standard for comic strips.
▪The newspaper has to offer a gold standard for journalistic integrity.
▪ professional▪The work has been done to a professional standard.
▪ federal, international, national, state (AmE)▪ quality▪We have to try and achieve the quality standards set by the project.
▪ qualifying▪The Olympic qualifying standard has been set at 64.50 m.
▪ living▪The region enjoys the highest living standards in Asia.
▪ accounting, journalistic, labour/labor (esp. AmE), legal, safety, security, trading (BrE), etc.▪ academic, educational, environmental, health, performance, technical, etc.▪ industry▪The product has become an industry standard.
▪ emission, emissions▪The bill established new emissions standards for cars sold in the state.
VERB + STANDARD▪ have▪The agency has very high standards.
▪ boast, enjoy▪ define, develop, establish, set▪ achieve, be up to, live up to, meet, reach▪The factory is struggling to meet national environmental standards.
▪She has reached an acceptable standard of English.
▪ bring sth up to▪ fall short of▪The hotel service fell short of the usual standard.
▪ apply, enforce, provide▪It's impossible to apply the same academic standards across the country.
▪ judge sb/sth by▪ improve (esp. BrE), raise▪ lower▪ maintain, sustainPREPOSITION▪ above (the) standard, below (the) standard▪Your work is below standard.
▪ according to a/the standard, by … standards▪By today's standards, he isn't a particularly fast runner.
▪ to a … standard▪The building work had not been completed to a satisfactory standard.
▪ up to standard▪We need to bring our computer system up to standard.
▪ standard in▪standards in safety
PHRASES▪ by any standard▪She's a great violinist by any standard.
▪ by the standards of the day▪The army was massive by the standards of the day.
▪ a drop in the standard, a fall in the standard▪There has been a drop in the standard of health care.
▪ an increase in the standard, a rise in the standard▪There has been an increase in the standard of service provided.
▪ a standard of living▪the fall in their standard of living
2 (usually standards) acceptable level of conductADJECTIVE▪ declining, falling▪My grandparents are always complaining about falling moral standards.
▪ double▪the double standard frequently encountered in 19th-century attitudes to sex
▪ ethical, moralVERB + STANDARD▪ prescribe▪ keep up, maintain▪ improve, raiseSTANDARD + VERB▪ drop, fallPHRASES▪ standards of behaviour/behavior, standards of conduct▪ standard of care{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}adj.VERBS▪ be, be fitted as (esp. BrE), come as▪Anti-lock brakes come as standard.
▪ becomeADVERB▪ almost▪The stations were built to a simple, almost standard design.
▪ fairly, pretty, relatively▪a fairly standard method of assessing employees
Standard is used with these nouns: ↑abbreviation, ↑charge, ↑component, ↑contract, ↑convention, ↑cover, ↑curriculum, ↑curve, ↑definition, ↑dictionary, ↑dosage, ↑dose, ↑equipment, ↑error, ↑excuse, ↑fare, ↑fashion, ↑feature, ↑fee, ↑fitting, ↑format, ↑formula, ↑gauge, ↑keyboard, ↑lamp, ↑letter, ↑manner, ↑measure, ↑measurement, ↑menu, ↑method, ↑model, ↑offering, ↑outlet, ↑practice, ↑precaution, ↑procedure, ↑pronunciation, ↑rate, ↑reference, ↑repertoire, ↑reply, ↑report, ↑return, ↑score, ↑service, ↑set, ↑setting, ↑size, ↑socket, ↑specification, ↑system, ↑technique, ↑terminology, ↑test, ↑text, ↑textbook, ↑tool, ↑treatment, ↑type, ↑uniform, ↑unit, ↑variety, ↑version, ↑wage, ↑width
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
