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uplevels

uplevels is the third-person singular simple present indicative of uplevel.

Meaning of uplevel

Verb

uplevel (third-person singular simple present uplevels, present participle (US) upleveling or (UK) uplevelling, simple past and past participle (US) upleveled or (UK) uplevelled)

  1. (transitive) To raise the level of.
    • The human alternative is to use this emotional energy to uplevel addictions to preferences.1986, Ken Keyes, A conscious person's guide to relationships, page 59

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Adverb

uplevels (not comparable)

  1. From, in, or to a higher level of an organization, society, or building.
    • They had done a spec on it uplevels and found it was a registration plate for a ship; it must have massed six, eight kilos.1987, Michael Reaves, Steve Perry, Dome, page 144
    • A message was sent uplevels.1990, David Wingrove, Chung Kuo: The Middle Kingdom, page 555

Noun

uplevels pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) The upper levels of an organization; elites.
    • Evan said nothing until they were out into the public ways of the uplevels again.1991, Diane Duane, Peter Morwood, Space Cops: Mindblast, page 68
    • Uplevels won't go for it, Alex.1998, Tom Clancy, Steve Pieczenik, Tom Clancy's net force, page 343

Questions about uplevels

What does uplevels mean?
Uplevels means from, in, or to a higher level of an organization, society, or building.
What is uplevels the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Uplevels is the third-person singular simple present indicative of uplevel.
What part of speech is uplevels?
Uplevels can be an adverb or a noun.

Words near uplevels in the dictionary

  1. uplevel
  2. upleveled
  3. upleveling
  4. uplevelled
  5. uplevelling
  6. uplevels
  7. uplift
  8. upliftable
  9. uplifted
  10. upliftedly
  11. upliftedness

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