"level out" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: levels out [present, singular, third-person], levelling out [participle, present], leveling out [participle, present], levelled out [participle, past], levelled out [past], leveled out [participle, past], leveled out [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|++*|past2=leveled out|pres_ptc2=leveling out}} level out (third-person singular simple present levels out, present participle levelling out or leveling out, simple past and past participle levelled out or leveled out)
  1. (intransitive) To become even. Tags: intransitive Translations (to become even): tasoittua (Finnish), stabilizzarsi (Italian)
    Sense id: en-level_out-en-verb-y0y9lxmU Disambiguation of 'to become even': 94 6
  2. (transitive) To cause (something) to be even. Tags: transitive Translations (to cause to be even): tasoittaa (Finnish), pareggiare (Italian), livellare (Italian)
    Sense id: en-level_out-en-verb-tRdgQGMz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (out) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 69 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (out): 13 87 Disambiguation of 'to cause to be even': 4 96

Inflected forms

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