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

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