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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