level
- noun
- /ˈlɛvəl/
- Her promotion meant she had to work at a different level within the company.
- high levels
- low levels
- grade level
It was carried to a new level for sure.
- It was carried to a new level for sure.
- Now, all of this is still at the level of ideas.
- So no one's immune to that level of discomfort.
- These should be the toughest A+ level questions you can craft.
- Who can, who can survive with this level of scrutiny?
- So what's your confidence level in our current military?
- I like thinking about that level in a game now.
- They're being more mindful of the country's debt levels and debt problems.
- And you get this level of support right now.
- So it's rare that I have taught high school level filmmaking classes.
- And we only knew about these blood levels later.
- And so there are small levels found in many oats.
- Would you say you're on the same skydiving level as Tom Cruise?
Examples
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Yet school music programs rarely offer high levels of instrument study to young students.
Academic text (2011) -
As at the national level, the largest potential state-level savings occurred during the second period.
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Now, all of this is still at the level of ideas.
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And you get this level of support right now.
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How do you get to the next level?
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So what's your confidence level in our current military?
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You know, different levels of rewards.
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Who can, who can survive with this level of scrutiny?
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So what's your experience level?
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They're being more mindful of the country's debt levels and debt problems.
Synonyms
A particular time or stage in a process
A time or step in a process
How much of a quality something has, for example how serious it is
The size or level of something compared with others
A level on a scale that shows how good something is
A deeper level in a story or system that adds meaning
A position in a system that shows rank, like first or second
A level of people in a company or organization
A level of meaning or thought within an idea
Idioms
Compounds
The least money a person or family needs to buy basic things like food and a home
- UK
An advanced school exam taken after two years of study, usually at age 18 in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland
- Specialized
The smallest level of study that looks at individuals or small groups, not whole systems
- Specialized
A type of computer language that is easy for people to read and write
- Specialized
A price where a falling stock often stops because people start to buy it
- Specialized
Radioactive material from medical tests and hospital procedures that has low radiation and needs safe handling
- Specialized
Highly radioactive material left after nuclear fuel is used that needs safe storage for a long time
- Specialized
A level of safety rules and equipment in labs to prevent exposure to dangerous germs
A long straight tool with a small bubble that shows if a surface is flat or upright
A calm and sensible way of thinking in difficult or stressful situations
- Specialized
The measured strength of sound, light, or other waves shown in decibels
- Specialized
The amount of random unwanted change in a signal or data that reduces accuracy
- UK
A tool with a closed tube and a bubble to check if surfaces like a shelf are flat or upright
A brain scan that shows brain activity by measuring changes in blood oxygen
- Specialized
Basic safety steps in laboratories for agents that do not usually cause disease in people
- Specialized
A set of lab rules and steps for working with germs that can cause disease but do not spread easily
- Specialized
A set of safety rules for labs that work with germs spread through the air and causing serious disease
- Specialized
The highest safety level for labs that handle very dangerous germs that cause deadly disease and have no vaccine
A place where a road and train tracks cross at the same level with barriers that close for trains
- Specialized
A process that prepares a hard drive so the computer can store data
- Specialized
A long tool with a bubble that masons use to check that walls and floors are flat
- Specialized
A process that prepares a disk so a computer's operating system can use it
- Specialized
A tool with a hanging string and a bubble level to check vertical or horizontal lines
- Specialized
A small telescope with a bubble level on a rotating mount that measures land height differences
How High
Surface Forms
Etymology
Level comes from an old Latin word like libra meaning 'scales' and passed into English through Old French with the idea of being 'even' or 'balanced'. So a level as a stage or rank is like a position at the same height or degree, which explains its modern meaning.