Plural of standard
regular plural
The plural of standard is standards.
Forms of standard
| Singular | standard /ˈstændəd/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | standards /ˈstændədz/ |
| Countable | countable |
Standards in a sentence
- The station consisted of two tents and a 10-by-15-foot wooden laboratory shack—luxurious accommodations by Arctic standards.1989 May, Jeff MacInnis, “Braving the Northwest Passage”, in National Geographic, volume 175, number 5, page 594
- There's plenty of other rousing music around, so how about dumping some of those armed forces standards.1983 December 3, Jolanta Benal, “Spandex, Sousa, Bad Politics”, in Gay Community News, volume 11, number 20, page 6
- The product of last month's quality standards committee is quite good, even though the process was flawed.From the entry product
- This product of last month's quality standards committee is quite good, even though the process was flawed.From the entry process
- Since they've changed the standards again, our previous efforts now just amount to a fire drill.From the entry fire drill
Meaning of standard
- adjective Falling within an accepted range of size, amount, power, quality, etc.
- adjective Growing alone as a free-standing plant; not trained on a post etc.
- adjective Having recognized excellence or authority.
Questions about the plural of standard
- What is the plural of standard?
- The plural of standard is standards.
- Is standard countable?
- Standard is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: standard (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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