level
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1.1
- noun
- /ˈlɛvəl/
- Her promotion meant she had to work at a different level within the company.
- high levels
- low levels
- grade level
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Watch on YouTubeIt 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.
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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
∞
1.0
A particular time or stage in a process
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2.7
How much of a quality something has, for example how serious it is
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1.7
A time or step in a process
653
2.6
The size or level of something compared with others
233
2.7
A level on a scale that shows how good something is
135
4.1
A deeper level in a story or system that adds meaning
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3.7
A position in a system that shows rank, like first or second
20
7.7
A level of people in a company or organization
2
7.6
A level of meaning or thought within an idea
Idioms
Compounds
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2.8
The least money a person or family needs to buy basic things like food and a home
- UK
5
5.4
An advanced school exam taken after two years of study, usually at age 18 in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland
- Specialized
2
6.5
The smallest level of study that looks at individuals or small groups, not whole systems
- Specialized
2
5.5
A type of computer language that is easy for people to read and write
- Specialized
1
5.6
The measured strength of sound, light, or other waves shown in decibels
- Specialized
1
5.8
A price where a falling stock often stops because people start to buy it
- Specialized
1
6.5
Radioactive material from medical tests and hospital procedures that has low radiation and needs safe handling
- Specialized
1
7.8
Highly radioactive material left after nuclear fuel is used that needs safe storage for a long time
- Specialized
1
5.7
A level of safety rules and equipment in labs to prevent exposure to dangerous germs
- Specialized
1
9.9
The highest safety level for labs that handle very dangerous germs that cause deadly disease and have no vaccine
1
4.2
A calm and sensible way of thinking in difficult or stressful situations
- UK
1
4.1
A tool with a closed tube and a bubble to check if surfaces like a shelf are flat or upright
1
3.6
A place where a road and train tracks cross at the same level with barriers that close for trains
- Specialized
1
3.7
The amount of random unwanted change in a signal or data that reduces accuracy
1
3.7
A long straight tool with a small bubble that shows if a surface is flat or upright
- Specialized
1
8.6
A set of safety rules for labs that work with germs spread through the air and causing serious disease
- Specialized
1
7.2
A tool with a hanging string and a bubble level to check vertical or horizontal lines
- Specialized
1
7.5
A long tool with a bubble that masons use to check that walls and floors are flat
- Specialized
1
6.6
A process that prepares a hard drive so the computer can store data
- Specialized
1
7.8
A small telescope with a bubble level on a rotating mount that measures land height differences
- Specialized
1
5.3
A process that prepares a disk so a computer's operating system can use it
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
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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.