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 →

2) A level is a stage or grade, as in a game or a test: «I reached level 5». tree →

3) A level is a floor of a building: «Park on level 2». tree →

4) Level (adjective) means flat and even, with no part higher than another. tree →

5) Level can mean equal in score or position. tree →

6) To level something is to make it flat. tree →

7) To level a gun or pistol is to point it straight at something. tree →

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 →
• I finished level 10 of the game. tree →
• Our flat is on level 3. tree →
• Make sure the table is level before you build the tower. tree →
• The score was level at half-time. tree →
• Mount Everest is about 8,849 metres above sea level. tree →
• Keep the noise level down in the library. tree →
• Hold the picture at eye level. tree →
• "Level your pistols!" cried Jack, "and make smithereens of 'em. tree →

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.
• Photographing children and animals from their eye level makes the picture feel closer and more natural.
• tián («tyen?», rising) means sweet; tiān, high and level, is sky or day.
• A book band is a colour level used in many UK primary schools to match early reading books to a child's reading.
• A palindrome reads the same forwards and backwards, such as mum, dad, Nan, level and noon.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «level» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.