Past tense of level
regular verb
The past tense of level is leveled or levelled. The past participle is also leveled or levelled.
Forms of level
| Base form (V1) | level /ˈlɛvəl/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | leveled levelled |
| Past participle (V3) | leveled levelled |
| Present participle | leveling |
| Third person singular | levels |
Leveled and levelled in a sentence
- The hurricane leveled the forest.
- I levelled after defeating the dragon.
- Whole villages have been leveled by the hurricane coastal residents braced for.From the entry hurricane
- She leveled her pistol at the target.From the entry pistol
- Criticism has been leveled at a number of prominent figures.From the entry criticism
Meaning of level
- adjective The same height at all places; parallel to a flat ground.
- adjective At the same height as some reference; constructed as level with.
- adjective Unvaried in frequency.
Questions about the past tense of level
- What is the past tense of level?
- The past tense of level is leveled or levelled.
- What is the past participle of level?
- The past participle of level is leveled or levelled.
- Is level a regular or irregular verb?
- Level is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: level (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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