level up

verb

leveled up or levelled up; leveling up or levelling up; levels up

transitive + intransitive

: to advance or improve (oneself, someone else, or something) in or as if in a game

Collect cards and magic potions, then level up your favourite dragons to increase their abilities.

—Animation Xpress

Staying competitive comes down to many factors, but one that's often overlooked, in my opinion, is the ongoing need to level up your marketing team.

—Sujan Patel

That [Kevin] Reilly has leveled up the brands of both networks is clear in their programming selections.

—Broadcasting and Cable

We provide nurses with the tools they need to level up their careers and their profession …

—News & Record (Greensboro, North Carolina)

Leveling up and finding new weapons, armor, or items give you plenty of incentive to keep slashing and button mashing away.

—Dan Hsu

Companies coax helpers to participate by offering points for useful answers, connecting total points to specific achievement levels, and encouraging users to level up, for even greater prestige.

—Paul McFedries

Examples of level up in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

To level up the gift, add on Kinfield’s nontoxic bug spray. —Lauren Mazzo, Glamour, 10 Dec. 2024

The company also leveled up its wine program by partnering with master sommelier Andrea Robinson. —Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 7 Dec. 2024

The pass can also be leveled up with XP earned from playing any experience in Fortnite, the release reads. —Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024

Each set comes with a mini putter, a driver, a wedge, and an iron. Himalayan Salt BBQ Plank Topping a grill with a Himalayan salt plank instantly levels up a home cook’s grilling game. —Cai Cramer, People.com, 4 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

2003, in the meaning defined above