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say it: STAN-durd
standard is a noun and adjective meaning "a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated". It carries 11 recorded senses.
a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated
“the schools comply with federal standards”
“they set the measure for all subsequent work”
the ideal in terms of which something can be judged
“they live by the standards of their community”
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)
“distance was marked by standards every mile”
“lamps supported on standards provided illumination”
conforming to or constituting a standard of measurement or value; or of the usual or regularized or accepted kind
“windows of standard width”
“standard sizes”
“the standard fixtures”
“standard brands”
“standard operating procedure”
established or well-known or widely recognized as a model of authority or excellence
“a standard reference work”
“the classical argument between free trade and protectionism”
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
“standard English”
“received standard English is sometimes called the King's English”
linguistics
Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for standard come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.