standard in English: A level of quality that people expect something to reach. (noun)

/ˈstændəd/

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Translation

A level of quality that people expect something to reach.

Word origin

From Old French estandard, a flag that soldiers gathered around, later a fixed measure everyone agreed on.

Gender

Pluralstandards

Here "standard" is the level of quality.

To "reach a standard" means to be as good as people expect.

"Standards" are the rules that say how good something must be.

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This word is part of lesson 39.