Meaning of level In English

• 0 the height of something:

  • The water level in the lake is much higher after heavy rain.

  • Inflation is going to rise two percent from its present level.

  • Chess requires a very high level of concentration.

  • There is some danger of low level (= a continuing small amount of) radiation.

• 1 someone's ability compared to other people:

  • a class for advanced level students

  • Students at this level require a lot of help.

  • The exam can be taken at three levels.

• 2 a floor in a large building:

  • The library has three levels, with a conference centre at ground level.

  • The exhibition is on level three of the building.

• 3 a position within a system in which people are arranged according to their importance:

  • These are subjects for discussion at management level.

  • These sorts of policies are made at local level.

• 4 a tool that contains a tube of liquid with an air bubble in it, used to show if a surface is level

• 5 at the same height:

  • The top of the tree is level with his bedroom window.

• 6 flat or horizontal:

  • Make sure the camera is level before you take the picture.

  • Before I bang the nails in, would you say this picture was level?

• 7 having the same value, amount, number of points, etc.:

  • Pieretti would have to win the next three stages in order to draw level with (= reach the same position as) Le Sage in the Tour de France.

  • mainly UK The unions are fighting to keep wages level ( US usually even) with inflation.

• 8 If you speak in a level voice or give someone a level look, you do it in a calm and controlled way:

  • In a level voice, he ordered the soldiers to aim and fire.

• 9 to make a surface flat:

  • Level the wet cement before it sets.

• 10 to completely destroy a building or area:

  • The bombing levelled the village.

• 11 (of a surface) not rising or falling or higher on one side, but even in all directions; horizontal or flat:

  • The table wobbles because the floor is not level.

  • The top of the tree is level with his bedroom window.

• 12 a particular position, degree, or amount of something, esp. compared with other possible positions, degrees, or amounts:

  • [ C ] The water level in the lake is higher after a heavy rain.

  • [ U ] The big debate is whether more decisions should be made at the local level or at the national level.

  • [ C ] He achieved a high level of skill as an interpreter.

  • [ U ] We publish a dictionary for intermediate level students.

  • [ C ] The reception area is on the ground level.

• 13 a tool containing a tube of liquid with an air bubble in it, which shows whether a surface is horizontal by the position of the bubble

• 14 to aim or direct something at someone or something:

  • Soldiers leveled their weapons.

  • Criticism of the program was leveled by a number of politicians.

• 15 to make something level:

  • We had to level the backyard before putting up the pool.

  • Her grandfather survived the 1906 earthquake that leveled San Francisco.

• 16 the amount of something that exists, especially when it is counted or measured:

  • Unions are calling for pay increases above the current level of inflation.

  • We must reduce the risks to an acceptable level.

  • a high/low level of sth The city has high levels of unemployment.

  • The FTSE 100 index rose to its highest level since July 2009.

  • increase/raise/reduce the level of sth This policy reduces the level of demand in the economy.

  • There are increased levels of consumer debt.

  • Staff currently receive the minimum level of pay allowable by law.

• 17 a degree or standard of something:

  • a high/low level of sth We provide a high level of customer support.

  • an advanced/basic/minimum level of sth Users expect a basic level of service.

  • achieve/reach a level We hope to achieve improved levels of performance.

• 18 a position or rank within an organization or a system:

  • at a high/low/senior level (within sth) Candidates must have significant experience at a senior level.

  • Training is available to staff at all levels within the organization.

  • Managers at every level are tasked with cutting costs.

  • These decisions are made at board level.

• 19 one of the floors in a building:

  • The rest rooms are situated at ground level.

• 20 relating to a particular area in which something happens:

  • We carry out research at a regional level.

  • Many quality standards are set at European level.

  • These policies can have positive effects on a global level.

• 21 having the same value, amount, etc. as before, or as something else:

  • Interest rates are expected to remain level for the next six months.

  • level with sth Overall, sales were level with those for the same period last year.