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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

measure up en · VERB

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic) To meet expectations; to be as good as.
    • Fifty years after the fair I drink from a different cup, but it does no good to compare 'cause nothing ever measures up. 1993, “Fifty Years After the Fair”, in Whatever, performed by Aimee Mann:
    • It's a passable substitute, but it will never measure up to the original.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
measures up Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
measured up Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
measured up Tense=Past lexicographic
measuring up Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Relateds

live up to

Translations (11)

es estar a la altura (To meet expectations; to be as good as) · pl mierzyć siły na zamiary (To meet expectations; to be as good as) · es dar la talla (To meet expectations; to be as good as) · ru удовлетворя́ть (To meet expectations; to be as good as) · de gleichkommen (To meet expectations; to be as good as) · de auf der Höhe sein (To meet expectations; to be as good as) · ro fi la înălțimea (To meet expectations; to be as good as) · hu megfelel (To meet expectations; to be as good as) · it essere all'altezza (To meet expectations; to be as good as) · es competir con (To meet expectations; to be as good as) · ru соотве́тствовать (To meet expectations; to be as good as)