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 All About Cardinal, Fixed and Mutable Signs But again, a retrograde can be used to reset things, so these signs should focus on the below: Gemini: Try to level up at work. —

Stephanie Sengwe, Peoplemag, 28 June 2024 But this piece is directed at the folks who have mastered the basics and are ready to level up — not a total dedication to single-minded, no life outside of plants kind of existence. —

Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 21 June 2024 Nespresso Vertuo Plus Deluxe Coffee and Espresso Maker by De'Longhi There's simply no better way to level up Dad's morning brew than with this luxe coffee and espresso maker. —

Wendy Vazquez, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 June 2024 At the end of Industry’s third season — a level up for the series in terms of scale, writing, and general shenanigans — a few of its characters end up at this monument to old money for a dinner party. —

Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 5 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for level up

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