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āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "level"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āĻ¸ā§āϤāϰ, āĻĄāĻŋāĻ—ā§āϰ⧀

a person's performance or capability in comparison to others
level definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
John is studying hard to reach a higher level of proficiency in playing the piano.
āϜāύ āĻĒāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāύ⧋ āĻŦāĻžāϜāĻžāύ⧋āϤ⧇ āωāĻšā§āϚāϤāϰ āĻ¸ā§āϤāϰ āĻāϰ āĻĻāĻ•ā§āώāϤāĻž āĻ…āĻ°ā§āϜāύ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻ•āĻ ā§‹āϰ āĻ…āĻ§ā§āϝāϝāĻŧāύ āĻ•āϰāϛ⧇āĨ¤
02

āĻ¸ā§āϤāϰ, āϤāϞāĻž

one of the many floors that are in a building
level definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The elevator goes up to the fifth level where my office is.
āϞāĻŋāĻĢāϟāϟāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžā§āϚāĻŽ āϤāϞāĻž āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ¨ā§āϤ āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϝ⧇āĻ–āĻžāύ⧇ āφāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻ…āĻĢāĻŋāϏ āϰāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
03

āĻ¸ā§āϤāϰ, āĻĄāĻŋāĻ—ā§āϰ⧀

a point or position on a scale of quantity, quality, extent, etc.
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She achieved a high level of proficiency in playing the piano.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻĒāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāύ⧋ āĻŦāĻžāϜāĻžāύ⧋āϤ⧇ āωāĻšā§āϚ āĻ¸ā§āϤāϰ⧇āϰ āĻĻāĻ•ā§āώāϤāĻž āĻ…āĻ°ā§āϜāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻ¸ā§āϤāϰ, āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ

a distinct identifiable stage in a continuum, process, or series
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The experiment required adjusting one level at a time.
āĻĒāϰ⧀āĻ•ā§āώāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻāĻ•āĻŦāĻžāϰ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āϤāϰ āϏāĻžāĻŽāĻžā§āϜāĻ¸ā§āϝ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§‹āϜāύ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻ¸ā§āϤāϰ, āωāĻšā§āϚāϤāĻž

height or elevation above a reference point such as the ground
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The platform was at the same level as the stage.
āĻĒā§āĻ˛ā§āϝāĻžāϟāĻĢāĻ°ā§āĻŽāϟāĻŋ āĻŽāĻžā§āĻšā§‡āϰ āĻŽāϤ⧋ āĻāĻ•āχ āĻ¸ā§āϤāϰ⧇ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
06

āϞ⧇āϭ⧇āϞ, āĻŦ⧁āĻĻāĻŦ⧁āĻĻ āϞ⧇āϭ⧇āϞ

an instrument showing horizontal alignment when a bubble is centered in a liquid tube
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The carpenter checked the shelf with a level.
āĻ•āĻžāĻ āĻŽāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϞ⧇āϭ⧇āϞ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϤāĻžāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĒāϰ⧀āĻ•ā§āώāĻž āĻ•āϰāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
07

āĻ¸ā§āϤāϰ, āϜāϞāϤāϰāĻ™ā§āĻ—

a horizontal plane or surface that is even or balanced
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The ground was not entirely flat, so they adjusted the level of the floor.
āĻŽāĻžāϟāĻŋ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āϏāĻŽāϤāϞ āĻ›āĻŋāϞ āύāĻž, āϤāĻžāχ āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻŽā§‡āĻā§‡āϰ āĻ¸ā§āϤāϰ āϏāĻžāĻŽāĻžā§āϜāĻ¸ā§āϝ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
08

āĻ¸ā§āϤāϰ, āĻ¸ā§āϤāϰ

an abstract plane or position often considered as having depth or hierarchy
09

āĻ¸ā§āϤāϰ, āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ

(in computer games) an area accessible to the player while achieving an objective
01

āϏāĻŽāϤāϞ, āĻ…āύ⧁āĻ­ā§‚āĻŽāĻŋāĻ•

having a surface that is flat and horizontal
level definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The floor of the room was level, making it easy to roll a chair across.
āϰ⧁āĻŽā§‡āϰ āĻŽā§‡āĻā§‡āϟāĻŋ āϏāĻŽāϤāϞ āĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āϝāĻž āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻšā§‡āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻ—āĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āύ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āϏāĻšāϜ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
02

āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϰ, āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āύ

remaining consistent, steady, or uniform without abrupt changes
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The investor prefers level returns over volatile gains.
āĻŦāĻŋāύāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§‹āĻ—āĻ•āĻžāϰ⧀ āĻ…āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϰ āϞāĻžāϭ⧇āϰ āĻšā§‡āϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋāĻļā§€āϞ āϰāĻŋāϟāĻžāĻ°ā§āύ āĻĒāĻ›āĻ¨ā§āĻĻ āĻ•āϰ⧇āύāĨ¤
03

āϏāĻŽāϤ⧁āĻ˛ā§āϝ, āĻĄā§āϰ

having an equal score in a game
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
After the final point, the players were level.
āĻļ⧇āώ āĻĒāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ¨ā§āĻŸā§‡āϰ āĻĒāϰ⧇, āϖ⧇āϞ⧋āϝāĻŧāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāϰāĻž āϏāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
01

āϏāĻŽāϤāϞ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϏāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to make something even, flat, or straight
Transitive: to level a surface or material
to level definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The builder leveled the concrete to create a smooth floor surface.
āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻžāϤāĻž āĻŽāϏ⧃āĻŖ āĻŽā§‡āĻā§‡āϰ āĻĒ⧃āĻˇā§āĻ  āϤ⧈āϰāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻ•āĻ‚āĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāϟ āϏāĻŽāϤāϞ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
02

āϞāĻ•ā§āĻˇā§āϝ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϤāĻžāĻ• āĻ•āϰāĻž

to aim or direct a weapon at a target
Transitive: to level a weapon at a target
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
With nerves of steel, she leveled the pistol at the intruder.
āχāĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻžāϤ⧇āϰ āĻ¸ā§āύāĻžāϝāĻŧ⧁ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇, āϏ⧇ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦ⧇āĻļāĻ•āĻžāϰ⧀āϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻĒāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āϤāϞ āϤāĻžāĻ• āĻ•āϰāϞāĨ¤
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āϏāĻŽāϤāϞ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ§ā§āĻŦāĻ‚āϏ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to destroy a building, area, etc. completely
Transitive: to level a building or area
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The hurricane leveled entire neighborhoods, leaving behind a path of destruction.
āĻ˜ā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖāĻŋāĻāĻĄāĻŧ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻĒāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āϏāĻŽāϤāϞ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇, āĻ§ā§āĻŦāĻ‚āϏ⧇āϰ āĻĒāĻĨ āϰ⧇āϖ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻ–ā§‹āϞāĻžāĻŽā§‡āϞāĻž āĻ•āĻĨāĻž āĻŦāϞāĻž, āĻ¸ā§Ž āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to communicate honestly and openly with someone
Intransitive: to level with sb
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
It's essential to level with your partner about your feelings and concerns in a relationship.
āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϕ⧇ āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻ­ā§‚āϤāĻŋ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āωāĻĻā§āĻŦ⧇āĻ— āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϕ⧇ āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āϏāĻ™ā§āĻ—ā§€āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻˇā§āϟāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻ•āĻĨāĻž āĻŦāϞāĻž āĻ…āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻšāĻžāĻ°ā§āϝāĨ¤
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