level up
(transitive, literal, and, figurative) To raise to the same level or status; to improve so as to make as good as others.
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Welp would look at that, it seems i have level up yet again, Its cake day for me today!
Happy Level Up Day @hdeetv.bsky.social 🎉
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Mankind desperately needs birtharte level up. Specially in East Asia.
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(transitive, literal, and, figurative) To raise to the same level or status; to improve so as to make as good as others.
The government promises to level up the department.
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(RPG, video games, ambitransitive) To progress to the next level of player character stats and abilities, often by acquiring experience points in role-playing games.
“I don’t know, unlike DS or Elden Ring you can’t really level up and smash enemies in Sekiro, so it’s always a brain teaser to beat bosses. I lost the patience for Isshin after that first time. Might be my favorite game ever though, Sekiro.”
I leveled up after defeating the dragon.
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— Bluesky· May 2026“Welp would look at that, it seems i have level up yet again, Its cake day for me today!”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Happy Level Up Day @hdeetv.bsky.social 🎉”
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— Bluesky· May 2026“I don’t know, unlike DS or Elden Ring you can’t really level up and smash enemies in Sekiro, so it’s always a brain teaser to beat bosses. I lost the patience for Isshin after that first time. Might be my favorite game ever though, Sekiro.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(UK, specific) To reduce economic and developmental inequalities across the United Kingdom.
"level up" means: To reduce economic and developmental inequalities across the United Kingdom.. This is a fairly neutral word with no inherent risk attached. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than something dangerous. If your child uses it, context will usually make the meaning clear. A brief, curious question about where they heard it is generally enough to know whether to follow up.
"level up" means: To reduce economic and developmental inequalities across the United Kingdom.. Register: neutral, standard English, usable in most everyday contexts. Note the regional or dialect label (UK) — usage may sound odd outside that variety. A common non-native mistake is to use the word in the wrong register, or to assume one fixed meaning when it is actually polysemous; always check the surrounding register and the audience before producing it yourself. In formal writing, prefer a neutral synonym or a short descriptive phrase, and use this word only when you have heard or read it being used naturally in a comparable context.
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— Bluesky· May 2026“Mankind desperately needs birtharte level up. Specially in East Asia.”
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— Bluesky· May 2026“🟢Now Live!🟢 We need to level up our baby girl. So she can save the world from impending doom and evil rifts and whatnot. twitch.tv/reka666”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Level up today~ got these cute gifts from my family!!”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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