Meaning

12 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)A tool for finding whether a surface is level, or for creating a horizontal or vertical line of reference.

    Hand me the level so I can tell if this is correctly installed.

    Wasserwaage

    у́ровеньúrovenʹ, ватерпа́сvatɛrpás

    рі́веньrívenʹ, ватерпа́сvaterpás

  2. (countable, uncountable)A distance relative to a given reference elevation.

    By the end of the day, we'd dug down to the level of the old basement floor.

    Niveau

    у́ровеньúrovenʹ

    рі́веньrívenʹ

  3. (countable, uncountable)Degree or amount.

    The sound level is much too high; this hurts my ears.

    We've reached a new level of success.

    Grad, Niveau

    у́ровеньúrovenʹ, сте́пеньstépenʹ

    рі́веньrívenʹ

    a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality

  4. (countable, uncountable)Achievement or qualification.

    She achieved a high level of distinction.

  5. (countable, uncountable)Distance from the root node of a tree structure.

  6. (countable, uncountable)One of several discrete segments of a game, generally increasing in difficulty and representing different locations in the game world.

    It took me weeks to get to level seven. Watch out for the next level; the bad guys there are really overpowered.

    Level

    у́ровеньúrovenʹ, эта́пetáp

  7. (countable, uncountable)A numeric value given to a character (or other element of a game) that represents its relative power, challenge or eligibility to do things, used as a game mechanic to govern progression through a game.

    My half-orc barbarian reached fifth level before he was squashed by a troll.

    Stufe

    у́ровеньúrovenʹ

  8. (countable, uncountable)A floor of a multi-storey building.

    Take the elevator and get off at the promenade level.

  9. (UK, countable, uncountable)An area of almost perfectly flat land.

  10. (Singapore, countable, uncountable)A school grade or year.

  11. (countable, uncountable)One of the specific values which may be taken by a categorical variable.

    The most common level of the colour variable is red. The other levels are blue and green.

  12. (Internet, countable, uncountable)Age (especially used by cosplayers and TikTok users

Examples

812 sentences
  1. I won't lower myself to his level.

    Я не буду опускатися до його рівня. — aandrusiak

    ruЯ не опущусь до его уровня. — Olya

    deIch werde mich nicht auf sein Niveau herablassen. — MUIRIEL

  2. What we want to do next is check the oil level.

    Що ми хочемо зробити потім — перевірити рівень мастила. — Walentinio

  3. He leveled his gun at me.

    Він наставив на мене свою зброю. — aandrusiak

    ruОн направил на меня своё оружие. — marafon

    deEr legte sein Gewehr auf mich an. — samueldora

  4. The sea level is rising.

    Рівень моря піднімається. — deniko

    ruУровень моря поднимается. — marafon

    deDer Meeresspiegel steigt. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  5. My cholesterol levels are high.

    У мене високий рівень холестеролу. — deniko

    ruУ меня повышен уровень холестерина. — marafon

    deMeine Cholesterinwerte sind hoch. — Sudajaengi

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
tool:
Русский
By meaning 3
tool:
degree or amount:
gaming: discrete segment of a game:
Deutsch
By meaning 5
tool:
distance relative to a given reference elevation:
degree or amount:
gaming: discrete segment of a game:
gaming: numeric value for something or someone's experience and power:

Origin

From Middle English level, from Old French livel, liveau m, later nivel, niveau, from Lati

From Middle English level, from Old French livel, liveau m, later nivel, niveau, from Latin libella f (“a balance, a level”), diminutive of libra f (“a balance, a level”); see libra, librate. Doublet of libella and niveau.

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Forms

plural: levels
Singularlevel
Plurallevels

regular

Synonyms

15 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • indicator that establishes the horizontal when a bubble is centered in a tube of liquid:spirit level
  • an abstract place usually conceived as having depth:layerstratum
  • a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale:floorstoreystory
  • a flat surface at right angles to a plumb line:horizontal surface
  • a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process:degreestagepoint
  • a relative position or degree of value in a graded group:gradetier-n

Word family

61 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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