Antonyms for measure up


Grammar : Verb
Spell : mezh-er
Phonetic Transcription : ˈmɛʒ ər


Definition of measure up

Origin :
  • c.1300, "to deal out by measure," from Old French mesurer "measure; moderate, curb" (12c.), from Late Latin mensurare "to measure," from Latin mensura "a measuring, a measurement; thing to measure by," from mensus, past participle of metiri "to measure," from PIE *me- "to measure" (see meter (n.2)).
  • Replaced Old English cognate mæð "measure." Meaning "to ascertain spatial dimensions of" is mid-14c. To measure up "have the necessary abilities" is 1910, American English. Related: Measured; measuring.
  • As in meet : verb perform, carry out
  • As in qualify : verb make or become ready, prepared
  • As in tie : verb equal
  • As in touch : verb compare with; correspond to
  • As in amount to : verb add up to
  • As in check out : verb prove accurate or consistent
  • As in pass muster : verb make the standard
  • As in equal : verb make even, be even with
  • As in answer : verb solve; fulfill
Example sentences :
  • “Oh––measure up and then down, to see which way is longest,” said Genevieve.
  • Extract from : « Out of the Depths » by Robert Ames Bennet
  • It's only in the goodly land of Lloydsboro that I can measure up to all you expect of me.
  • Extract from : « Mary Ware's Promised Land » by Annie Fellows Johnston
  • Students are afraid they will not measure up and demand to be taught by the book.
  • Extract from : « The Civilization of Illiteracy » by Mihai Nadin
  • "I guess our grandsires could measure up with anybody's," Amanda said proudly.
  • Extract from : « Blue Bonnet in Boston » by Caroline E. Jacobs
  • It did not and could not measure up to the real necessities of the situation.
  • Extract from : « With the Doughboy in France » by Edward Hungerford
  • They will measure up to standard in the future as they have in the past.
  • Extract from : « Letters from an Old Railway Official » by Charles DeLano Hine
  • Those who do not measure up to a certain standard shall be eliminated.
  • Extract from : « Idling in Italy » by Joseph Collins
  • The East should not measure up the West by Eastern standards.
  • Extract from : « The Sunset Trail » by Alfred Henry Lewis
  • Then the church in Quebec will measure up to the church in Belgium and in France.
  • Extract from : « The Valley of Vision » by Henry Van Dyke
  • It was regretable that the steed did not measure up to her rider.
  • Extract from : « The Sin of Monsieur Pettipon » by Richard Connell

Synonyms for measure up

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