verb
to be as good or as successful as someone or something else
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The new employee must measure up to the company's standards in order to be considered for a promotion.
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I don't think my cooking skills measure up to my mom's, but I'm trying to improve.
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I don't know if I can measure up to her coolness, she's just too awesome.
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He always felt like he could never measure up to his father's expectations.