standard
An expression of agreementAn expression of agreement.
» I want to learn standard English.
Ich will Standardenglisch lernen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Я хочу выучить стандартный английский. — Wezel
Я хочу вивчити стандартну англійську. — older
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1 senses(UK, slang)An expression of agreement.
Examples
307 sentencesI want to learn standard English.
Я хочу вивчити стандартну англійську. — older
ruЯ хочу выучить стандартный английский. — Wezel
deIch will Standardenglisch lernen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
That's the standard.
Це стандарт. — deniko
ruЭто стандарт. — Wezel
Tom needs to lower his standards.
deTom muss seine Ansprüche tiefer schrauben. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I thought you had higher standards.
You need to raise your standards.
Origin
From Middle English standard, from Old French estandart (“gathering place, battle flag”),From Middle English standard, from Old French estandart (“gathering place, battle flag”), from Frankish *standahard (literally “stand firm, stand hard”), equivalent to stand + -ard. An alternative etymology derives the second element from Frankish *oʀd (“point, spot, place”) (compare Old French ordé (“pointed”), Old English ord (“point, source, vanguard”), German Standort (“location, place, site, position, base”, literally “standing-point”)). Merged with Middle English standar, stander, standere (“flag, banner”, literally “stander”), equivalent to stand + -er. More at stand, hard, ord.
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