Level | Mean of level in English Dictionary

/ˈlɛvəl/

• Noun
• a specific height
1. The pictures were hung on the wall at eye level.
2. at street/ground level
3. The pictures were hung at different levels.
• a part of a building that is at a specific height
1. We were seated in the upper level [=floor] of the restaurant.
• an amount of something
1. There was a high level of alcohol/lead in his blood.
2. a normal level of intelligence
3. Prices have risen to a new level.
4. He has shown a remarkable level of patience. [=he has been very patient]
5. They have demonstrated a high level of interest [=they have been very interested] in this proposal.
6. They checked the reservoir's water level. [=the amount of water in the reservoir]

• a position or rank in a scale
1. She rose to the level of manager.
2. She has reached a rare level of financial success.
3. These problems affect people at all levels of society.
4. Can this problem be dealt with at/on a national level or must it be addressed at/on an international level?
• a way of thinking about, talking about, or dealing with something
1. The argument appeals to me on a purely intellectual level but fails to reach me on a deeper emotional level.
2. I'm attracted to the job on many levels.
3. He studied the changes in the chemical at the molecular level. [=he studied the changes in the molecules of the chemical]
4. She has enjoyed great success in her professional life, but, on a (more) personal level, this has been a very stressful time. [=this has been a very stressful time in her personal life]
• a device used to see when something is exactly flat
• to behave as badly as someone who has treated you wrongly
1. Despite my opponent's personal attacks against me, I refuse to stoop to his level. [=I refuse to behave as badly as he has by attacking him personally]
• not false or dishonest
1. Is this guy on the level? [=is this guy honest?]
• having a flat or even surface
1. We pitched the tent on level ground.
2. a level floor/road
3. The recipe calls for a level teaspoon/tablespoon of sugar. [=an amount of sugar that fills a teaspoon/tablespoon exactly without going above its edges]
• not going up or down
1. an airplane in level flight
2. Interest rates have remained level.
• having the same height as something else
1. The water was level with my waist.
2. The window is level with the tops of the trees.
• not in front of or behind something or someone else
1. The boards are level.
2. They drew level with the rest of the runners.
3. Make sure that the ends of the boards are level with each other.
• having the same position, score, or rank
1. The teams are level (with each other) in the standings.
2. They trailed early in the game, but they drew level [=they tied the score] in the second half.
• steady and calm
1. She spoke in a level voice.
2. It's important to keep a level head [=to remain calm] when you're dealing with a dangerous situation like this one.
• your best effort at doing something
1. He tried his level best to win the race. [=he tried as hard as he could to win the race]
2. She did her level best to please her mother. [=she tried very hard to please her mother]
• Verb
• to make (something) flat or level
1. They will level the field.
2. We need to level the garden before we plant anything.
• to knock (someone or something) down to the ground
1. The earthquake leveled the city.
2. He leveled his opponent with a right hook.
• to point (a weapon) at someone
1. The robber leveled a gun at his head.
• to direct (something, such as criticism) at or against someone
1. They leveled a fraud charge against him. [=they charged him with fraud]
2. Several complaints have been leveled at the store.
3. Criticism has been leveled against the government for not responding to this crisis.
• to make (a score) equal
1. He scored a goal that leveled the score at 3–3.
• to stop going up or down
1. The plane leveled off at 30,000 feet.
2. The road levels off just before the river.
3. Business at the restaurant is leveling off.
• to make (something) flat or even
1. They used a bulldozer to level off the field.
• to make a situation fair for everyone
1. He wants the government to level the playing field by breaking up large corporations so that smaller companies can compete.
• to speak honestly to (someone)
1. He never leveled with his parents about the accident.
2. Level with me. Why did you do it?