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

For those who enjoy listening to music from playlists, the provision of gapless playback at levels up to 24-bit/192kHz. —Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024

This move shows exactly how to level up from brand ambassador to brand executive. —Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 29 Oct. 2024

Tour the Frist Frist Art Museum has been leveling up Nashville’s art offerings for more than 20 years, bringing in artists from around the world and exhibitions that range from vintage automobiles to visual displays integrating light, sound, and movement. —Kristin Luna, Southern Living, 23 Oct. 2024

Explore Jelly Roll See latest videos, charts and news After a year of steady new music releases and countless public appearances, Jelly Roll has leveled up to the tune of 161,000 equivalent album units for its first week of his new set’s release. —Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 22 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

2003, in the meaning defined above