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

Meaning of "measure up to" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MEASURE UP TO

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MEASURE UP TO

measurability
measurable
measurableness
measurably
measure
measure off
measure out
measure up
measured
measured daywork
measuredly
measuredness
measureless
measurelessly
measurelessness
measurement
measurement ton
measurements
measurer
measures

WORDS THAT END LIKE MEASURE UP TO

be a wake-up to
come up to
face up to
feel up to
keep to
lead up to
make up to
play up to
put up to
stand up to
suck up to
up to

Synonyms and antonyms of measure up to in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «measure up to» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MEASURE UP TO

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

Translator English - Chinese

测量到
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

a la altura de
570 millions of speakers

English

measure up to
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

करने के लिए उपाय
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ترقى إلى
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

измерения до
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

medir até
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পরিমাপ পর্যন্ত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

mesurer jusqu´à
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mengukur sehingga
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

messen bis zu
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

まで測定
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

까지 측정
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ngukur nganti
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đo lên đến
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வரை அளவிட
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पर्यंत मोजण्यासाठी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Ölçmek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

misurare fino a
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pomiaru do
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вимірювання до
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

măsura până la
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μετρήσει μέχρι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

meet aan
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

mäta upp till
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

måle seg med
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of measure up to

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MEASURE UP TO»

The term «measure up to» is very widely used and occupies the 9.131 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MEASURE UP TO» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about measure up to

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5 QUOTES WITH «MEASURE UP TO»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word measure up to.
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
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.
4
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.
5
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 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MEASURE UP TO»

Discover the use of measure up to in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to measure up to and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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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
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Tired of Trying to Measure Up: Getting Free from the ...
Whenever your performance doesn't measure up to the standard, you speak to yourself like the prosecuting attorney in a case in which you are also the defendant! You step outside of yourself, turn around, stick your finger in your face, and let ...
Jeff VanVonderen, 2008
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Engineering Drawing
A length of 2 decametre is represented by 5 cm. Find the R.F. and construct a plain scale to measure upto 8 decametre and mark a distance of 68 m on it. 4. Draw a scale of full size to read 1 millimetre and long enough to measure up to 12 cm.
Basant Agrawal, 2008
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ENGG DRAWING
18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. Draw a vernier scale of RF = 1/24 to read yards, feet and inches and to measure up to 4 yards. Show lengths representing (i) 2 yards 2 feet 10 inches (ii) 1 foot 3 inches. A map of size 500 cm ¥ 50 cm represents an ...
JOLHE
5
Engineering Graphics: For RGPV
Draw a diagonal scale of this map to read kilometres and hectometres and to measure up to 35km. Show the distance of 22.3 km on this scale. A scale has an RF ofl-50688 and shows miles, furlongs and chains. Draw the scale to read up to 4 ...
M. B. Shah, M.B. Shah, B.C. Rana, S.N. Varma
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Engineering Drawing
Draw a diagonal scale of this map to read kilometres and hectometres and to measure up to 35 km. Show the distance of 22.3 km on this scale. A scale has an RF of 1 /50688 and shows miles, furlongs and chains. Draw the scale to read up to ...
Mahendrakumar Budhichand Shah, Bachubhai Chhibubhai Rana, 2009
7
Practices of Belief: Volume 2, Selected Essays
The failure of a belief to measure up to the ideal does not, so far forth, point to a deficiency that we human beings ... for us to remove. our belief-forming constitution does not measure up to the supposed ideal in its indigenous workings; nor is it ...
Nicholas Wolterstorff, Terence Cuneo, 2010
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When Your Best Isn't Good Enough: The Secret of Measuring Up
If you want to make a positive change in your life, this is the place to start. Dr. Kevin Leman is an internationally known psychologist, humorist, and bestselling author.
Dr. Kevin Leman, 2007
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Text Book of Heat
Gas Thermometers : Constant volume hydrogen thermometer can be used to measure up to -250°C and with constant volume helium thermometer temperatures up to -268°C can be determined. These thermometers are quite accurate but they ...
D.K. Jha, 2004
10
You're Not as Crazy as I Think: Dialogue in a World of Loud ...
7 While a true statement is one that measures up to the facts, many other things can measure up to objective standards as well. For instance, as Wolterstorff explained, a true cup of coffee is one that measures up to the qualities of coffee ...
Randal Rauser, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MEASURE UP TO»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term measure up to is used in the context of the following news items.
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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»
2
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»
3
Nearly 100 hot air balloons ready to light up Indianola's sky
Scheurenbrand said some of the kites measure up to 50 feet long. A date hasn't been confirmed with the kite club. And an unidentified ... «DesMoinesRegister.com, Jul 15»
4
NEW INFORMATION: Ashley responds to proposed OSHA fine
We believe our facilities measure up to the best in the industry. We are proud of the jobs that we have created, the investments that we have ... «WEAU, Jul 15»
5
Airport Building Luxury Terminal… For Animals!
The ARK at JFK, its name inspired by Noah's biblical vessel, will more than measure up to terminals for humans: Horses and cows will occupy ... «CBS Local, Jul 15»
6
'True Detective' Episode 5: That's it, I've had it with this damn show
... 2 cast is as good as any on TV, it just doesn't measure up to mid-McConaughssaince McConaughey and mid-McConaughssaince Harrelson. «Mashable, Jul 15»
7
Iraq is Not Iraq Anymore
... the Islamic State through a combination of targeted bombing and militia training has failed to measure up to the size of the challenge: it's hard ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
8
George Jonas: Baboons, storks and us
We used words such as “repressed” or “uptight” to describe unenlightened people who didn't measure up to our brave new standards of ... «National Post, Jul 15»
9
Scottie Pippen, Shaquille O'Neal exchange more trash talk over …
... bull-tipping, implying in an Instagram post on Sunday that a collection of all-time Bulls greats doesn't measure up to the Lakers' legacy. «Chicago Tribune, Jul 15»
10
Why everyone should stop calling immigrant food 'ethnic'
I'm slack-jawed when I read (Yelp, again) that the offerings at one of Washington's rare family-owned Mexican restaurants don't measure up to ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»

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