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- [lev-uh l with, with]
- /ˈlɛv əl wɪθ, wɪð/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [lev-uh l with, with]
- /ˈlɛv əl wɪθ, wɪð/
Definitions of level with words
- adjective level with having no part higher than another; having a flat or even surface. 1
- adjective level with being in a plane parallel to the plane of the horizon; horizontal. 1
- adjective level with equal, as one thing with another or two or more things with one another. 1
- adjective level with even, equable, or uniform. 1
- adjective level with filled to a height even with the rim of a container: a level teaspoon of salt. 1
- adjective level with mentally well-balanced; sensible; rational: to keep a level head in a crisis. 1
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Origin of level with
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English (noun and v.), variant of livel (noun) < Middle French < Vulgar Latin *lībellum, for Latin lībella plummet line, level, diminutive of lībra balance, scales; for formation, see castellum
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Parts of speech for Level with
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
level with popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
level with usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for level with
verb level with
- urge — to push or force along; impel with force or vigor: to urge the cause along.
- charge — If you charge someone an amount of money, you ask them to pay that amount for something that you have sold to them or done for them.
- prepare — to put in proper condition or readiness: to prepare a patient for surgery.
- suggest — to mention or introduce (an idea, proposition, plan, etc.) for consideration or possible action: The architect suggested that the building be restored.
- commend — If you commend someone or something, you praise them formally.
adj level with
- chock-full — Something that is chock-full is completely full.
- crowded — If a place is crowded, it is full of people.
- filled — to make full; put as much as can be held into: to fill a jar with water.
- flush — a hand or set of cards all of one suit. Compare royal flush, straight flush.
- full — completely filled; containing all that can be held; filled to utmost capacity: a full cup.
Antonyms for level with
verb level with
- dissuade — to deter by advice or persuasion; persuade not to do something (often followed by from): She dissuaded him from leaving home.
- disapprove — to think (something) wrong or reprehensible; censure or condemn in opinion.
- deceive — If you deceive someone, you make them believe something that is not true, usually in order to get some advantage for yourself.
- delude — If you delude yourself, you let yourself believe that something is true, even though it is not true.
- fool — to trick, deceive, or impose on: They tried to fool him.
adj level with
- unfilled — to make full; put as much as can be held into: to fill a jar with water.
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