Meaning

6 senses
  1. (countable)Any condition, circumstance, opportunity or means, particularly favorable or chance to success, or to any desired end.

    The enemy had the advantage of a more elevated position.

    Vorteil

    преиму́ществоpreimúščestvo, вы́годаvýgoda

    кори́стьkorýstʹ, ви́годаvýhoda, перева́гаpereváha

  2. (countable, uncountable)Superiority of state, or that which gives it; benefit; gain; profit

    the advantage of a good constitution

    Having the faster car is of little advantage.

    Vorzug

  3. (countable, uncountable)The score where one player wins a point after deuce but needs the next to carry the game.

    Vorteil

    (tennis) first point scored after deuce

  4. (countable, uncountable)The continuation of the game after a foul against the attacking team, because the attacking team are in an advantageous position.

  5. (countable, uncountable)Interest of money; increase; overplus (as the thirteenth in the baker's dozen).

  6. (countable, obsolete, uncountable)Superiority; mastery; — used with of to specify its nature or with over to specify the other party.

    Vorteil

    превосхо́дствоprevosxódstvo

    перева́гаpereváha

Examples

597 sentences
  1. There is no advantage in staying here.

    Немає ніяких переваг у тому, щоб залишатися тут.

    deEs gibt keinen Vorteil, hier zu bleiben.

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  2. We have to take advantage of this situation.

    Ми повинні скористатися із цієї ситуації.

    ruМы должны воспользоваться ситуацией.

    deWir müssen diese Situation ausnutzen.

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  3. He saw no advantage in waiting any longer.

    Він не бачив сенсу чекати далі.

    deEr sah keinen Vorteil darin, länger zu warten.

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  4. In basketball, tall players have an advantage.

    У баскетболі у високих гравців є перевага.

    ruВ баскетболе у высоких игроков есть преимущество.

    deBeim Basketball sind große Spieler im Vorteil.

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  5. We have one advantage.

    Ми маємо одну перевагу.

    ruУ нас есть преимущество.

    deWir haben einen Vorteil.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
any condition, circumstance, opportunity, or means, particularly favorable to success:
Русский
By meaning 2
any condition, circumstance, opportunity, or means, particularly favorable to success:
superiority; mastery:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
any condition, circumstance, opportunity, or means, particularly favorable to success:
superiority of state, or that which gives it:

Origin

From Middle English avantage, avauntage, from Old French avantage, from avant (“before”),

From Middle English avantage, avauntage, from Old French avantage, from avant (“before”), from Late Latin ab ante. The spelling with d originates in a latinizing hypercorrection, the a- being falsely supposed to be from Latin ad (see advance). For sense development, compare foredeal.

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Forms

plural: advantages
Singularadvantage
Pluraladvantages

regular

Synonyms

10 synonyms
favorable condition or position:edgeB1plusB2vantage
superiority of state, positive aspect:benefitB1proA2perkupsideforedeal
in tennis:adB1
Close in meaning
  • benefit resulting from some event or action:reward
  • the quality of having a superior or more favorable position:vantage

Antonyms

2 antonyms

Word family

22 related words

Collocations

10 patterns
  • take advantage of
  • take advantage
  • to take advantage
  • advantage of this
  • advantage of the
  • an an advantage
  • should take advantage
  • was taken advantage
  • have the advantage
  • no advantage

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
advantage — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto