live up to

live ¹  (lv)

v. lived, liv·ing, lives

v.intr.

1. To be alive; exist.

2. To continue to be alive: lived through a bad accident.

3. To support oneself; subsist: living on rice and fish; lives on a small inheritance.

4. To reside; dwell: lives on a farm.

5. To conduct one's life in a particular manner: lived frugally.

6. To pursue a positive, satisfying existence; enjoy life: those who truly live.

7. To remain in human memory: an event that lives on in our minds.

v.tr.

1. To spend or pass (one's life).

2. To go through; experience: lived a nightmare.

3. To practice in one's life: live one's beliefs.

Phrasal Verbs:

live down

To overcome or reduce the shame of (a misdeed, for example) over a period of time.

live in

To reside in the place where one is employed: household servants who live in.

live out

To live outside one's place of domestic employment: household servants who live out.

live with

To put up with; resign oneself to: disliked the situation but had to live with it.

Idioms:

live it up Slang

To engage in festive pleasures or extravagances.

live up to

1. To live or act in accordance with: lived up to their parents' ideals.

2. To prove equal to: a new technology that did not live up to our expectations.

3. To carry out; fulfill: lived up to her end of the bargain.

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[Middle English liven, from Old English libban, lifian; see leip- in Indo-European roots.]

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live ²  (lv)

adj.

1. Having life; alive: live animals. See Synonyms at living.

2. Of, related to, or occurring during the life of one that is living: a live birth; the live weight of an animal before being slaughtered.

3. Of current interest or relevance: a live topic; still a live option.

4. Informal Full of life, excitement, or activity; lively: a live crowd at the parade; a live party.

5. Glowing; burning: live coals.

6. Not yet exploded but capable of being fired: live ammunition.

7. Electricity Carrying an electric current or energized with electricity: live cables lying dangerously on the ground.

8. Not mined or quarried; in the natural state: live ore.

9.

a. Broadcast while actually being performed; not taped, filmed, or recorded: a live television program.

b. Involving performers or spectators who are physically present: live entertainment; a live audience.

10. Of, relating to, or containing living, often modified microorganisms: a live vaccine; live yogurt cultures.

11. Printing Not yet set into type: live copy.

12. Sports In play: a live ball.

adv.

At, during, or from the time of actual occurrence or performance: The landing on the moon was telecast live.

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[Short for alive.]

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liveness n.

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

live up to - meet the requirements or expectations of satisfy, fulfill, fulfil conform to, fit, meet - satisfy a condition or restriction; "Does this paper meet the requirements for the degree?" suffice, answer, do, serve - be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity; "A few words would answer"; "This car suits my purpose well"; "Will $100 do?"; "A 'B' grade doesn't suffice to get me into medical school"; "Nothing else will serve" cover - provide for; "The grant doesn't cover my salary"

Translations

? live up to

vi +prep obj the holiday (esp Brit) or vacation (US) lived up to (my) expectations/the advertiser’s claims → der Urlaub hielt, was ich mir davon versprochen hatte/was die Werbung versprochen hatte; sales have not lived up to expectations → die Verkaufszahlen entsprachen nicht den Erwartungen; to live up to standards/one’s reputation → den Anforderungen/seinem Ruf gerecht werden; the reality never lives up to the anticipation → die Wirklichkeit kommt nie an die Erwartungen heran; the holiday didn’t live up to our hopes → der Urlaub entsprach nicht dem, was wir uns (dat) → erhofft hatten; he’s got a lot to live up to → in ihn werden große Erwartungen gesetzt; if he wants to emulate his father he’s got a lot to live up to → er hat sich (dat) → ein hohes Ziel gesteckt, wenn er seinem Vater nacheifern will; you should live up to your father’s principles → du solltest die Grundsätze deines Vaters anstreben; I doubt whether he can live up to his brother’s success → ich bezweifle, dass er so erfolgreich wie sein Bruder wird