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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

lower the bar en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic) to lower the standards of quality that are expected of or required for something.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
lowered the bar Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
lowered the bar Tense=Past lexicographic
lowers the bar Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
lowering the bar Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Antonyms

lift the bar · raise the bar

Relateds

set the bar

Translations (3)

fi laskea rimaa (to lower standards) · pl obniżać poprzeczkę (to lower standards) · pl obniżyć poprzeczkę (to lower standards)