level up
To raise to the same level or statusTo raise to the same level or status; to improve so as to make as good as others.
» Tom doesn't age. He just levels up.
Том не стареет, он лишь прибавляет в уровне.
Том не старіє. Він просто переходить на наступний рівень.
Meaning
3 senses(transitive)To raise to the same level or status; to improve so as to make as good as others.
Near-synonym: step up
The government promises to level up the department.
(UK, specific)To reduce economic and developmental inequalities across the United Kingdom.
(ambitransitive)To progress to the next level of player character stats and abilities, often by acquiring experience points in role-playing games.
I leveled up after defeating the dragon.
aufstufen, aufleveln
Examples
5 sentencesTom doesn't age. He just levels up.
Том не старіє. Він просто переходить на наступний рівень.
ruТом не стареет, он лишь прибавляет в уровне.
I have enough experience points to level up.
Mark needs to level up his vocabulary.
My glucose levels went up.
Tom levelled up.
deTom ist eine Stufe aufgestiegen.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From level + up. The video game sense is a calque of Japanese レベルアップ (reberu appu) using tFrom level + up. The video game sense is a calque of Japanese レベルアップ (reberu appu) using the SOV word order.
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Forms
levels up, leveling up, leveled up, leveled up| Base form | level up · to level up |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | levels up |
| Present participle | leveling up |
| Past simple | leveled up / levelled up |
| Past participle | leveled up / levelled up |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
5 phrasal verbs- level outвирівняти, нівелюватиTo become even.
- level upTo raise to the same level or status; to improve so as to make as good as others.
- level offUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see level, off.
- level downTo lower to the same level or status.
- level withTo be frank or particularly honest and clear with someone.
Synonyms
1 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb