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

These options from Amazon, Outdoor Voices, Lululemon, SET Active, and more will level up your style without skimping on comfort or performance. —Kristin Canning, SELF, 15 Oct. 2024

As the story progresses, characters will level up and earn rewards and more powerful abilities. —Jordan Moreau, Variety, 10 Oct. 2024

With the exception of Edge, who is now in AEW, everybody who touched the Judgment Day leveled up. —Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2024

This could include technology and innovation programs, change management workshops, levelling up collaboration skills, and promoting a mindset of continuous growth and improvement. —Ethan Karp, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

2003, in the meaning defined above