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leveling with

leveling with is the present participle and gerund of level with.

Meaning of level with

Verb

level with (third-person singular simple present levels with, present participle (US) leveling with or (UK) levelling with, simple past and past participle (US) leveled with or (UK) levelled with)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To be frank or particularly honest and clear with someone.
    • 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.1972, Committee on Agriculture and Forestry Committee on Agriculture and Forestry, quoting Gerald F. Dibble, Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Agricultural Credit and Rural Electrification of the...

Questions about leveling with

What is leveling with the present participle and gerund of?
Leveling with is the present participle and gerund of level with.

Words near leveling with in the dictionary

  1. leveling staff
  2. leveling staffs
  3. leveling staves
  4. leveling to the ground
  5. leveling up
  6. leveling with
  7. levelings
  8. levelisation
  9. levelisations
  10. levelise
  11. levelised

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