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Definition: Meaning of, level in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈlɛv(ə)l /

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level levels
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  1. amount the amount or degree of something, compared to another amount or degree
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  2. standard a particular standard of skill or ability, for example in education or sport
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  3. height the height of something in relation to the ground or to another object
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  4. floor/ground a floor or area of ground that is at a particular height, especially when you can go up or down to other floors or areas
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  5. rank of job a particular position in a system that has different ranks of importance
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  6. way of understanding a way of considering or understanding something
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  7. at local/state/national etc level happening within a small area or the whole area of a state, country etc
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  8. a level playing field a situation in which different people, companies, countries, etc can all compete fairly because no one has special advantages
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  9. be on the level informal to be honest and legal
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  10. descend/sink to somebody's level to behave as badly as someone
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  11. tool a tool used for checking that a surface is flat [=  spirit-level]
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  1. flat and not sloping in any direction
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  2. two things that are level are at the same height as each other
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  3. British English two sports teams, competitors etc that are level have the same number of points
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  4. having the same value or position as something or someone else
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  5. do your level best (to do something) to try as hard as possible to do something
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  6. a level voice/look/gaze a steady voice, look etc, that shows you are calm or determined
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  7. level teaspoon/cup etc (of something) an amount of a substance that fills a spoon, cup etc to the top but no more, used as a measure in cooking
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Word Forms:
Prsesent Past Past Participle
level levelled, leveled levelled, leveled
Present Participle Third Person Singular
levelling, leveling levels
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  1. [transitive] also level something ↔ off/out to make something flat and smooth
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  2. [transitive] to knock down or destroy a building or area completely
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  3. [intransitive and transitive] British English to make the score in a game or competition equal
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  4. level criticism/charges/accusations etc at/against somebody to aim criticism etc at a particular person, country etc, especially publicly
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level used in phrases

  • A level (noun)
    1. Advanced level an examination that students in England and Wales take, usually when they are 18 [↪  A/S level, GCSE, GNVQ, O level]
  • A/S level (noun)
    1. Advanced Supplementary level an examination that is taken by students in schools in England and Wales the year after they finish their GCSE s . Students usually continue with three or four of the same subjects after A/S level, in order to complete their A LEVEL s
  • Abney level (noun)
    1. a surveying instrument consisting of a spirit level and a sighting tube; used to measure the angle of inclination of a line from the observer to the target
  • Advanced level (noun)
    1. A LEVEL
  • Dumpy level (noun)
    1. a surveyor's level having a short telescope fixed to a horizontally rotating table and a spirit level
  • O level (noun)
    1. Ordinary level an examination in a range of subjects, done by students in schools in England and Wales, usually at the age of 15 or 16. In 1988, O levels were replaced by GCSEs [↪  GCSE, A Level]
  • Ordinary level (noun)
    1. O LEVEL
  • S level
    1. a former examination at a very high standard in the British GCE system, higher than an A LEVEL, usually taken at the age of 18
  • advanced level (noun)
    1. UK the advanced level of a subject taken in school
  • amplitude level (noun)
    1. the level on a scale of amplitude
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level used in phrasal verbs

  • level at (phrasal verb)
    1. level something at someone to point a weapon at someone
    2. level at or level against level something at/against someone to criticize or accuse someone
  • level off (phrasal verb)
    1. [transitive] to make something flat
    2. [intransitive] to stop sloping or moving up or down
  • level up (phrasal verb)
    1. to increase or improve something in order to make it the same as other things of its type
  • level with (phrasal verb)
    1. level with someone to be honest with someone
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