noun (plural) · neutral
criteria
UK/kraɪˈtɪəriə/US/kraɪˈtɪriə/cri·TER·i·a
Band 5-6task2speaking
standards or principles by which something is judged; plural of criterion
Examples
“Admission criteria include academic performance and personal statements.”
“The selection committee set clear criteria for the award.”
“Different criteria were used to evaluate each project.”
Band 8 sentence
“The committee applied explicit criteria to ensure transparency in the selection process.”
Collocations
- admission criteria
- selection criteria
- meet the criteria
Word family
criterion noun (singular)criteria noun (plural)
Common mistakes
criterias / criterium→criteria (plural) / criterion (singular)
The criteria is strict.→The criteria are strict. / The criterion is strict.
Say it for a higher band
5standard→6requirement→7+criteria
Synonyms
standards
Easily confused
criterion
“The most important criterion is relevance.”
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