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

Brand building, business development and marketing expertise will help level up the Pacchioni’s name as College Park gets to know their vibe and their food. — Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2026

Enrichment levels up to 10% Natural uranium consists of over 99% U-238 and under 1% fissionable U-235. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2026

Out of six children whose parents allowed testing, two were found to have reversion — one with maternal mitochondrial levels up to 12% and the other with levels as high as 72% — according to unpublished data shared with STAT. — Megan Molteni, STAT, 3 Nov. 2026

Northwest Correctional Complex is a men's prison with the capacity to hold 1,776 inmates under varying degrees of security, from the lowest level up to maximum, according to the Tennessee Department of Correction. — News Editor, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

2003, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for level up

• buttercup
• backup
• blowup
• breakup
• buildup
• checkup
• cleanup
• holdup
• hookup
• lineup
• lockup
• makeup