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live up to

She strives to live up to her teacher's high standards.

Definition

Verb: - To meet or fulfill a standard, expectation, promise, or ideal that has been set. It implies matching the quality or performance that was anticipated or promised.

Usage

This phrasal verb is transitive and requires an object, which is typically a standard, expectation, reputation, or principle. It is often used in contexts involving personal conduct, professional performance, or the quality of a product or service.

Examples
  • Verb:
    • The new employee worked hard to live up to the manager's high expectations.
    • It's a challenge to live up to your own principles every single day.
    • The sequel did not live up to the brilliance of the original film.
Advanced Usage
  • "to live up to one's name/reputation": To behave or perform in a way that matches the fame or reputation one has.
    • As the champion, he felt immense pressure to live up to his name in every match.
  • "to live up to the hype": To be as good as the extensive publicity or excitement suggested.
    • The highly anticipated product finally launched and completely lived up to the hype.
Variants and Related Words
  • Fulfill (verb): To bring to completion or reality; to carry out a promise or duty.
    • She fulfilled her promise to volunteer every week.
  • Satisfy (verb): To meet a need, requirement, or standard.
    • The results satisfied all the necessary conditions.
Synonyms
  • Meet: To fulfill or satisfy a requirement.
  • Match: To be equal to a standard or quality.
  • Achieve: To successfully bring about or reach a desired objective.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Measure up to: To reach the required standard; to be good enough.
    • Does the candidate's experience measure up to the job's demands?
  • Come up to: To reach a particular standard.
    • His work has never come up to the quality we expect.
Related Idioms
  • "To be up to scratch": To meet the required standard.
    • After more training, her performance was finally up to scratch.
  • "To keep one's word": To do what one has promised.
    • He said he would help, and he kept his word. (This is a related concept, though not a direct synonym.)
live up to

She strives to live up to her teacher's high standards.

Verb
  1. meet the requirements or expectations of

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