the basic level of the General Certificate of Education, now replaced by GCSE
b. Also: O-level
(as modifier)
O level maths
2.
a pass in a particular subject at O level
he has eight O levels
Systematic name: Ordinary level. Compare GCSE
O-level in British English
or O level (əʊ ˈlɛvəl)
modifier
of or relating to Ordinary level exams
I failed O-level maths.
those sitting O-level French
She is waiting for her O-level results.
the former O-level syllabus
He passed four O-level exams
She has 11 O-level passes.
O level in American English
1.
the first, or ordinary, level of standardized examinations in specific subjects taken by British secondary-school students seeking either a General Certificate of Education and university admission or a Certificate only
2.
a pass on any examination at this level
A level
Also ˈO-ˌlevelnoun
Examples of 'O level' in a sentence
O level
It was almost as though she had intuited his lie about O level French.
Richard Francis PROSPECT HILL (2003)
Then that business about his French O level came back into his head.