live up
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live up
verb lives up · living up · lived up
- To fulfil the expectations placed upon one. She never lived up to her reputation.
- To spend money on one's lifestyle to the exact limit of a specific budget or revenue, leaving nothing for savings. 'But it is not to be imagined that she lives up to her income. Few people of common prudence will do that; and whatever she saves, she will be able to dispose of.'
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verb to fulfil the expectations placed upon one
| Español | estar a la altura (de), dar la talla, hacer honor (a), vivir según |
|---|---|
| Français | être à la hauteur |
| Deutsch | gerecht werden, halten |
| Italiano | soddisfare le aspettative |
| Русский | опра́вдывать oprávdyvatʹ, оправда́ть opravdátʹ |
| العربية | ارتقى إلى, كان في مستوى |
Talk about this word "live up." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/live%20up. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. live up. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/live%20up "live up." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/live%20up.
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@misc{live_up_2026,
title = {live up},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/live%20up},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
