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 Reflecting Abby’s passion for coffee knowledge, Monarch Coffee established a Learning Center, where both coffee professionals and aficionados can gain experience and level up their craft. —

Kody Boye, USA TODAY, 11 May 2024 Enrique Melendez, who styles Jenna Ortega and Maxwell Jenkins, adds that, for the accessories-shy, a chunky metal ring or even designer cufflinks can go a long way in leveling up your outfit. —

Brittany Talarico, Peoplemag, 9 May 2024 Finally, if Visa Infinite cardholders want to level up to top-tier Platinum status, Qatar Airways has a fast-track solution. —

Chris Dong, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 May 2024 Embraces are framed by pyrotechnics, heated exposition is leveled up by literally setting main characters on fire — and it’s all set to a love song by arena rock maestros Kiss. —

Meredith Woerner, Variety, 4 May 2024 Downstairs, a grand room opens to a covered outdoor patio, level lawn and gardens below, perfect for indoor-outdoor entertaining — plus the custom wine vault levels up the style factor. —

Bang Advertising Staff and Correspondents, The Mercury News, 3 May 2024 The intruding air drove the internal pressure levels up to those that might be felt by divers swimming deep in the ocean. —

Rachel Lance, WIRED, 16 Apr. 2024 Along for the ride and leveling up in their own right are Josh O’Connor and Mike Faist. —

Amanda Luberto, The Arizona Republic, 12 Apr. 2024 The annual boat race went on even though the group found E. coli levels up to 10 times higher than what is considered the worst category for public bathing by U.K. authorities. —

Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2024

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