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# level

«level» in Mova's school dictionary: **a height or amount: the water level, the noise level** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a level, levels); adjective (level); verb (level, levels, levelled/leveled, levelling/leveling)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A level is a height or amount: the water level, the noise level. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/level/#m1)

2) A level is a stage or grade, as in a game or a test: «I reached level 5». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/level/#m2)

3) A level is a floor of a building: «Park on level 2». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/level/#m3)

4) Level (adjective) means flat and even, with no part higher than another. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/level/#m4)

5) Level can mean equal in score or position. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/level/#m5)

6) To level something is to make it flat. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/level/#m6)

7) To level a gun or pistol is to point it straight at something. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/level/#m7)

### sense in the lessons

In science, «sea level» is the height of the sea used to measure mountains; a liquid's level shows how much is in a container. In maths and building, a «spirit level» checks that a shelf is flat. In games and school, levels are stages that get harder. In sport, «level» means the scores are equal. Phrases: «level with», «on the same level», «at eye level», «level best» (your very best).

### examples

- The water level in the river rose after the rain. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/level/#x1)
- I finished level 10 of the game. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/level/#x2)
- Our flat is on level 3. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/level/#x3)
- Make sure the table is level before you build the tower. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/level/#x4)
- The score was level at half-time. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/level/#x5)
- Mount Everest is about 8,849 metres above sea level. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/level/#x6)
- Keep the noise level down in the library. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/level/#x7)
- Hold the picture at eye level. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/level/#x8)
- "Level your pistols!" cried Jack, "and make smithereens of 'em. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/level/#x9)

### note

British spelling doubles the l: levelled, levelling; American: leveled, leveling. «Level» as a score means equal: «level at 2–2». In maths problems «the water level rose by 5 cm» means add 5 to the old height. Level is also a palindrome (reads the same both ways).

### In the corpora

- [Computer players in games are AI opponents, usually with difficulty levels that people set.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/ai/19-ai-in-one-ordinary-day/11/)
- [Photographing children and animals from their eye level makes the picture feel closer and more natural.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/20-photography-and-phone-cameras/13/)
- [tián («tyen?», rising) means sweet; tiān, high and level, is sky or day.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/chinese-street/12-tasty-spicy-im-full/11/)
- [A book band is a colour level used in many UK primary schools to match early reading books to a child's reading.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/english/16-reading-for-pleasure-and-the-reading-book-at-home/21/)
- [A palindrome reads the same forwards and backwards, such as mum, dad, Nan, level and noon.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/english/56-olympiad-word-puzzles-anagrams-palindromes-word-ladders/8/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «level» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/level/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.