Meaning of "measure up" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF MEASURE UP

measure up

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MEASURE UP

Measure up is a verb.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb measure up in English.

WHAT DOES MEASURE UP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of measure up in the English dictionary

The definition of measure up in the dictionary is to determine the size of by measurement.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO MEASURE UP

PRESENT

Present

I measure up

you measure up

he/she/it measures up

we measure up

you measure up

they measure up

Present continuous

I am measuring up

you are measuring up

he/she/it is measuring up

we are measuring up

you are measuring up

they are measuring up

Present perfect

I have measured up

you have measured up

he/she/it has measured up

we have measured up

you have measured up

they have measured up

Present perfect continuous

I have been measuring up

you have been measuring up

he/she/it has been measuring up

we have been measuring up

you have been measuring up

they have been measuring up

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I measured up

you measured up

he/she/it measured up

we measured up

you measured up

they measured up

Past continuous

I was measuring up

you were measuring up

he/she/it was measuring up

we were measuring up

you were measuring up

they were measuring up

Past perfect

I had measured up

you had measured up

he/she/it had measured up

we had measured up

you had measured up

they had measured up

Past perfect continuous

I had been measuring up

you had been measuring up

he/she/it had been measuring up

we had been measuring up

you had been measuring up

they had been measuring up

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will measure up

you will measure up

he/she/it will measure up

we will measure up

you will measure up

they will measure up

Future continuous

I will be measuring up

you will be measuring up

he/she/it will be measuring up

we will be measuring up

you will be measuring up

they will be measuring up

Future perfect

I will have measured up

you will have measured up

he/she/it will have measured up

we will have measured up

you will have measured up

they will have measured up

Future perfect continuous

I will have been measuring up

you will have been measuring up

he/she/it will have been measuring up

we will have been measuring up

you will have been measuring up

they will have been measuring up

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would measure up

you would measure up

he/she/it would measure up

we would measure up

you would measure up

they would measure up

Conditional continuous

I would be measuring up

you would be measuring up

he/she/it would be measuring up

we would be measuring up

you would be measuring up

they would be measuring up

Conditional perfect

I would have measure up

you would have measure up

he/she/it would have measure up

we would have measure up

you would have measure up

they would have measure up

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been measuring up

you would have been measuring up

he/she/it would have been measuring up

we would have been measuring up

you would have been measuring up

they would have been measuring up

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you measure up
we let´s measure up
you measure up

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to measure up

Past participle

measured up

Present Participle

measuring up

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «MEASURE UP»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «measure up» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of measure up

cut the mustard · make the grade

TRANSLATION OF MEASURE UP

Find out the translation of measure up to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of measure up from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «measure up» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 测量高达
• Translator English - Spanish: medir hasta
• English: measure up
• Translator English - Hindi: उपाय
• Translator English - Arabic: ترقى
• Translator English - Russian: измерения до
• Translator English - Portuguese: medir -se
• Translator English - Bengali: পরিমাপ করা
• Translator English - French: mesurer
• Translator English - Malay: Mengukur
• Translator English - German: messen
• Translator English - Japanese: まで測定
• Translator English - Korean: 까지 측정
• Translator English - Javanese: Ngukur munggah
• Translator English - Vietnamese: đo lường
• Translator English - Tamil: அளவிடு
• Translator English - Marathi: मोजा
• Translator English - Turkish: ölçmek
• Translator English - Italian: essere all´altezza
• Translator English - Polish: zmierzyć się
• Translator English - Ukrainian: вимірювання до
• Translator English - Romanian: măsura în sus
• Translator English - Greek: μετρήσει μέχρι
• Translator English - Afrikaans: meet
• Translator English - Swedish: mäta upp
• Translator English - Norwegian: måle opp

10 QUOTES WITH «MEASURE UP»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word measure up.

1

Jamie Bamber

It's hard to measure up to 'Battlestar' - it's hard not to measure things against it.

2

Steven Bochco

I tend not to spend a lot of time looking in the rearview mirror. If you say, 'Oh, I did 'Hill Street Blues' or 'L.A. Law' and everything I do has to measure up to some preconceived notion of that,' it would paralyze you.

3

Ashton Eaton

I want to see where I measure up against everyone in the world and everyone who has ever competed in the sport, and there's that innate sense of wanting to challenge myself. I'm competitive in all aspects.

4

Amos Lee

As I've moved along - not only my life, but my career and things like that - you look at yourself and start going, 'Oh, man, are you still doing what you set out to do? Are the ideals you had still the same?' Sometimes you measure up and sometimes you don't.

5

Walter Lord

You have to study the people and the ones that measure up are not always the ones you expect.

6

John Malkovich

I'm more comfortable with whatever's wrong with me than my father was whenever he felt he failed or didn't measure up to the standard he set.

7

LeRoy Neiman

It's not the act of arrogance to draw, it's humbling - you must use your God-given talent. And of all the people I sketch, in most cases I feel I have to measure up to the subject.

8

Mark Shriver

I had had a father whose shoes I could never fill, against whom I would never measure up; yet, I felt no pressure do so.

9

Kevin Warsh

Tennis was more than a passing interest, but I found my ability didn't measure up to these West Coast kids who had played 12 months a year and taken it much more seriously than I.

10

Jack Welch

You measure your people and you take action on those that don't measure up.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MEASURE UP»

Discover the use of measure up in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to measure up and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Grace: For Those Who Think They Don't Measure Up

Get ready for grace! This book is for those who: Don't understand what grace is all about. Know they don t deserve God's grace. Think they deserve God's grace. Reject grace and keep trying harder. Want God's grace but don t feel worthy.

Bob Lenz, 2008

Reward Systems: Does Yours Measure Up?

You do need to develop the right reward system. This book shows you how. From our new Memo to the CEO series -- solutions-focused advice from today's leading practitioners.

Steve Kerr, Glenn Rifkin, 2013

Tired of Trying to Measure Up: Getting Free from the ...

This is a message to help you unmask the lies that keep you on the works treadmill and to help you discover the liberation of the gospel of grace in Jesus Christ and the rest that comes through the cross.

Jeff VanVonderen, 2008

Does Measurement Measure Up?: How Numbers Reveal and Conceal ...

Henshaw examines the ways in which measurement makes sense or creates nonsense.

John M. Henshaw, 2006

Measure Up!

This book is about how things in everyday life are measured.

Margie Burton, Cathy French, Tammy Jones, 2011

Measure Up!: Yardsticks for Continuous Improvement

Based on discussions with managers from a broad range of industries in the US and Europe, this book shows managers how to: Measure what is important to their customers. Motivate their organizations.

Richard L. Lynch, 1995

How Do You Measure Up?

Explains patterns in the size of parts of the body and how you can measure your own body to find the patterns. Example: the length of your ring finger equals the length of your ear.

Neil Pollard, Mary L. McDonald, Mike Wilkin, 1994

Presimetrics: What the Facts Tell Us About How the ...

The results frequently defy expectations: • Reagan, godfather of neoconservatives, increased the federal workforce more than any president since LBJ • Clinton, a hero to Democrats, cut funding for the NEA by a larger percentage than any ...

Michael E Kanell, Michael E. Kanell, Mike Kimel, 2010

Progress in Preventing Childhood Obesity:: How Do We Measure Up?

This book will be of interest to federal, state, and local government agencies; educators and schools; public health and health care professionals; private-sector companies and industry trade groups; media; parents; and those involved in ...

Committee on Progress in Preventing Childhood Obesity, Food and Nutrition Board, Institute of Medicine, 2007

Does your government measure up?: basic tools for local ...

Written for candidates, elected and appointed government officials as well as concerned citizens in small cities, towns, and villages, this book is an indispensable tool for improving local government.If you want your local government to be ...

William D. Coplin, Carol Dwyer, Maxwell Graduate School of Citizenship and Public Affairs. Community Benchmarks Program, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MEASURE UP»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term measure up is used in the context of the following news items.

Romeoville linemen learn how they measure up

“The guys kind of measure up where they're at,” Urban said. “It's good for them to see other schools, numberswise, sizewise, speedwise. «The Herald-News, Jul 15»

Gamecocks measure up

Gamecocks measure up. South Carolina's offensive tackles are massive. At 6-foot-9, Mason Zandi is the tallest Gamecock. At 328 pounds ... «The State, Jul 15»

How Will Microsoft Measure Up to Apple Earnings?

Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) is scheduled to report its fiscal fourth-quarter financial results Tuesday after the markets close. «24/7 Wall St., Jul 15»

Saint Arnold's Tour Food Doesn't Measure Up to its Premium Beer

Eating in the Saint Arnold Brewing Company tour hall feels a bit like you stumbled into a half-hearted homage to the Sword and Crown ... «Houston Press, Jul 15»

'Ant-Man' box office: How does it measure up to Marvel's mightiest?

But how does "Ant-Man's" opening measure up to those of its Marvel brethren? Among the dozen films released so far in the interconnected ... «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»

Wanganui bowlers measure up well

WANGANUI finished third when they hosted the Zone 3 block of the annual Paterson Trophy competition at Jubilee Stadium over the weekend. «Wanganui Chronicle, Jul 15»

Weather balloons still measure up

Weather balloons still measure up. July 19, 2015, 11:08 PM Last updated: Monday, July 20, 2015, 6:45 AM. By CHRISTOPHER MAAG. STAFF WRITER |. «NorthJersey.com, Jul 15»

A Failure to Measure Up

The Brattleboro Retreat, founded in 1834 with an intended capacity of 400 patients, was Vermont's first mental health institution. «Valley News, Jul 15»

These units don't measure up

In the July 12 Politics & the Nation article “Thirsty Santa Barbara looks again to the sea” I read that a desalination plant would draw in water ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»

How does your ZIP code measure up?

The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of ... «Louisville Business First, Jul 15»