level
Translation
level, standard, floor, flat
Examples
What is your level of English?
What is your level of English?
The car park is on the lower level.
The car park is on the lower level.
The surface must be completely level.
The surface must be completely level.
He levelled the ground before building.
He leveled the ground before building.
Grammar Patterns
((a level of sth.)) a standard or quality What is your level of English?
((on a level)) a floor in a building The car park is on the lower level.
((to be level)) to be flat and even The surface must be completely level.
((to level sth.)) to make sth. flat He leveled the ground before building.
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Etymology
From Old French 'livel', from Latin 'libella', a small scale, diminutive of 'libra' (balance, scale).
Memory Tips
Think of a spirit level tool, which uses a bubble to find a flat ('level') surface.