- par
- [[t]pɑ͟ː(r)[/t]]
1) PHRASE: PHR n/-ing, usu v-link PHR, PHR after v If you say that two people or things are on a par with each other, you mean that they are equally good or bad, or equally important.
Parts of Glasgow are on a par with the worst areas of London and Liverpool for burglaries.
2) N-UNCOUNT: N with num, under/over N In golf, par is the number of strokes that a good player should take to get the ball into a hole or into all the holes on a particular golf course.He was five under par after the first round.
3) PHRASE: v-link PHR, PHR after v, PHR n If you say that someone or something is below par or under par, you are disappointed in them because they are below the standard you expected.Duffy's primitive guitar playing is well below par...
A teacher's job is relatively safe, even if they perform under par in the classroom.
...a below par effort.
Ant:up to scratch4) PHRASE: usu with neg, v-link PHR, PHR after v If you say that someone or something is not up to par, you are disappointed in them because they are below the standard you expected.His performance was not up to par...
It's a constant struggle to try to keep them up to par.
5) PHRASE: usu v-link PHR If you feel below par or under par, you feel tired and unable to perform as well as you normally do.Syn:under the weather6) PHRASE: v-link PHR If you say that something that happens is par for the course, you mean that you are not pleased with it but it is what you expected to happen.He said long hours are par for the course.
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English dictionary. 2008.
