measure up in English

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{
  "etymology_text": ": measure up < → δείτε τις λέξεις measure και up",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "measure up"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "We can’t measure up to them.",
          "translation": "Δεν μπορούμε να τους ανταγωνιστούμε."
        },
        {
          "text": "≈ συνώνυμα: → δείτε τη λέξη rival"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "ανταγωνίζομαι, είμαι τόσο καλός, επιτυχημένος κτλ. όσο αυτό που αναμένεται ή χρειάζεται"
      ],
      "id": "el-measure_up-en-verb-9CduGpnF"
    }
  ],
  "word": "measure up"
}

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{
  "etymology_text": ": measure up < → δείτε τις λέξεις measure και up",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "measure up"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "We can’t measure up to them.",
          "translation": "Δεν μπορούμε να τους ανταγωνιστούμε."
        },
        {
          "text": "≈ συνώνυμα: → δείτε τη λέξη rival"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "ανταγωνίζομαι, είμαι τόσο καλός, επιτυχημένος κτλ. όσο αυτό που αναμένεται ή χρειάζεται"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "measure up"
}

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"measure up" meaning in English

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