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MEASURE UP
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Prove capable or fit; meet requirements
Synonyms:
measure up; qualify
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Hypernyms (to "measure up" is one way to...):
answer; do; serve; suffice (be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s