Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

level with

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.39 in modern English

Syllables: lev-el with
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To be frank or particularly honest and clear with someone.

Informal

Example Sentences

"Why am I here? I'll level with you. For the last few years the Congress has been appropriating about 325 million for the REA program and it hasn't been enough."
"Let me level with you, man, as someone guilty of the game / I took the help, I took the cash, I would've taken your last name"
"Before God and all of you, I give you my word: I will always level with you. I will defend the Constitution. I’ll defend our democracy."

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

levels with (present, singular) leveling with (US, participle) levelling with (UK, participle) leveled with (US, participle) leveled with (US, past) levelled with (UK, participle) levelled with (UK, past)

Questions

What does level with mean?: To be frank or particularly honest and clear with someone.

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