standards
STAN-durdz/ˈstændɚdz/UKSTAN-duhdz/ˈstændədz/
- 1Plural of standard. Use this form when talking about more than one standard.
The school sets clear standards for student behavior.
These two products meet different safety standards.
UsageYou meet standards or set standards. The -s often stays before another noun: a standards body.
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- 2Your own ideas about right and wrong that guide how you act.
Like a set of rules you keep inside your head about how to act.
She has high standards and never lies to her friends.
He refused to cheat because it went against his standards.
UsageMostly used with -s: high standards, my standards.
Similarprinciples, morals, ethics, scruples, values
standards is a form of standard
standard, noun: A thing you compare others against to judge how good they are. Full entry
- Forms
- standardstandards plural
- Spelling
- standard → standards: add -s
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