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LIVE UP TO
I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Meet the requirements or expectations of
Synonyms:
fulfil; fulfill; live up to; satisfy
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Hypernyms (to "live up to" is one way to...):
conform to; fill; fit; fulfil; fulfill; meet; satisfy (fill, satisfy or meet a want or need or condtion ro restriction)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "live up to"):
answer; do; serve; suffice (be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity)
cover (provide for)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
