level with
level with · levels with · leveled with / levelled with · leveling with
To be frank or particularly honest and clear with someoneTo be frank or particularly honest and clear with someone.
» It's time to level with Tom.
Meaning
1 senses(idiomatic, informal)To be frank or particularly honest and clear with someone.
Examples
15 sentencesIt's time to level with Tom.
I'll always level with you.
They are now leveling the road with a bulldozer.
ruТеперь они выравнивают дорогу бульдозером.
I'm going to level with you.
I will always level with you.
Forms
levels with, leveling with, leveled with, leveled with| Base form | level with · to level with |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | levels with |
| Present participle | leveling with |
| Past simple | leveled with / levelled with |
| Past participle | leveled with / levelled with |
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.
Lessons 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