answer vs live up to
live up to vs answeranswer is a noun but live up to is not a noun.
answer and live up to both are verbs.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| answer | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| live up to | No | No | Yes | No |
As verbs,
live up to is a hypernym of
answer; that is, live up to is a
word with a broader meaning than answer:
- answer: be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity
- live up to: meet the requirements or expectations of
| answer (noun) | live up to (noun) |
|---|---|
| a nonverbal reaction | |
| the speech act of replying to a question | |
| a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation | |
| a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem | |
| the principal pleading by the defendant in response to plaintiff's complaint; in criminal law it consists of the defendant's plea of `guilty' or `not guilty' (or nolo contendere); in civil law it must contain denials of all allegations in the plaintiff's complaint that the defendant hopes to controvert and it can contain affirmative defenses or counterclaims |
| answer (verb) | live up to (verb) |
|---|---|
| give the correct answer or solution to | meet the requirements or expectations of |
| respond to a signal | |
| understand the meaning of | |
| react to a stimulus or command | |
| react verbally | |
| give a defence or refutation of (a charge) or in (an argument) | |
| be satisfactory for; meet the requirements of or serve the purpose of | |
| match or correspond | |
| be liable or accountable | |
| be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity |
Words related to "answer"
- Urim and Thummim
- agree
- answerable
- answerer
- be
- bridge over
- bridle
- call back
- check
- come back
- conform to
- correspond
- counter
- defence
- defense
- denouement
- do
- evasive answer
- feed back
- feedback
- field
- figure out
- fill
- fit
- fulfil
- fulfill
- function
- gibe
- go a long way
- go around
- jibe
- jurisprudence
- keep going
- law
- lick
- live up to
- match
- measure up
- meet
- nolo contendere
- non vult
- plea
- pleading
- puzzle out
- qualify
- question
- react
- reaction
- rebut
- refutation
- refute
- rejoin
- repay
- reply
- rescript
- resolution
- resolve
- respond
- response
- result
- retort
- return
- riposte
- sass
- satisfy
- say
- serve
- solution
- solve
- solvent
- state
- statement
- suffice
- tally
- tell
- tide over
- work
- work out
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