Collocations for "level"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "level" in context.
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level
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- a [high, low] level of
- a [beginner's, intermediate, proficient] level of [English, Spanish]
- his education level
- has reached a certain level of expertise
- once you reach a certain level (of)
- are at the same [math, reading] level
- are at the same level in [school, math]
- is on a [totally, completely] different level
- is on a whole other level
- have some level of [confidence in, excitement about]
- the [ocean, water] levels are [rising, low]
- are on the [ground, top, basement] level
- [built, seen] at eye level
- get on my level!
- a level only known by [some, a few]
- UK: is on the level
- is on the [second, final] level
- that was [a difficult, an easy] level
- play [tennis, football] at the highest level
- [go, move] up a level
- [go] down a level
- found her level as [an actress, a player]
- pass the [second, third] level (of the game)
- the [water, river] rose to a level of (20 feet)
- the [third] level of hell
- use a level to straighten the [picture, table, floor]
- use a bubble level (to)
- UK: use a spirit level (to)
- [high-, low-] level (workers)
- the [table, floor, chair] is level
- the [pictures, lines] are level
- is level with the [top, side edge] of
- on a level surface
- a level [spoon, tablespoon, teaspoon] of (baking soda)
- is (not) a level playing field
- with a level gaze
- in a level voice
- keep [wages, income] level (with inflation)
- keep a level head (in a crisis)
- they are level on [points, experience, speed, ability]
- [about, just about, more or less] level
- made the [score, points] level
- the [score] was level
- do your level best to [get here, be there]
- UK, sport: were level pegging [at, after]
- the [speed, height, sales] leveled off
- the [price, rate, number, unemployment] has leveled off
- the [airplane, hill] leveled off
- level with me (about)
- the [house, building, town] was leveled
- leveled by the [storm, tornado, earthquake]
- the [news, story, information] leveled him
- leveled the [playing field, score, match]
- level up in the game
- leveled the [gun, rifle, barrel]
- leveled his sights [at, on]
- level and [align, replace]
- level your [character, hero] up
- level [charges, accusations, criticism] against
- level the [table, chair, floor]
- [need, time] to level the playing field
'level' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
English
- French
- German
- Greek
- Swedish
- above
- accuracy
- achievement
- adequate
- advanced
- advisory
- aggregate
- appropriate
- arousal
- associate
- attain
- attic
- average
- barrier
- basement
- beat
- below
- benchmark
- blood
- clarity
- comfort
- compete
- confidence
- connect
- consumption
- county
- course
- coverage
- crest
- current
- deplete
- deviation
- difficulty
- discard
- dose
- drill
- easy
- efficiency
- elementary
- employment
- energy
- equal
- even
- excess
- expertise