Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

set the bar

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.85 in modern English

Syllables: set the bar
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To set specific standards or expectations.

Example Sentences

"to set the bar high; to set the bar low"
"She set the bar at an hour of exercise a day."
"“I do feel like we should be setting the bar higher for review,” said one adviser, Dr. Amanda Cohn, the director of the division of birth defects and infant disorders at the C.D.C., adding that more data might help clarify questions about the effects on preterm birth."

Inflected Forms

sets the bar (present, singular) setting the bar (participle, present)

Phrases

raise the bar

Frequently Paired Words

raise the bar

Synonyms

put the bar

Questions

What does set the bar mean?: To set specific standards or expectations.

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