advantage
Any condition, circumstance, opportunity or means, particularly favorable or chance to…Any condition, circumstance, opportunity or means, particularly favorable or chance to success, or to any desired end.
» There is no advantage in staying here.
Es gibt keinen Vorteil, hier zu bleiben.
Немає ніяких переваг у тому, щоб залишатися тут.
Meaning
6 senses(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
(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
(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
(countable, uncountable)The continuation of the game after a foul against the attacking team, because the attacking team are in an advantageous position.
(countable, uncountable)Interest of money; increase; overplus (as the thirteenth in the baker's dozen).
(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 sentencesThere is no advantage in staying here.
Немає ніяких переваг у тому, щоб залишатися тут.
deEs gibt keinen Vorteil, hier zu bleiben.
We have to take advantage of this situation.
Ми повинні скористатися із цієї ситуації.
ruМы должны воспользоваться ситуацией.
deWir müssen diese Situation ausnutzen.
He saw no advantage in waiting any longer.
Він не бачив сенсу чекати далі.
deEr sah keinen Vorteil darin, länger zu warten.
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.
We have one advantage.
Ми маємо одну перевагу.
ruУ нас есть преимущество.
deWir haben einen Vorteil.
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 1
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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| Singular | advantage |
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Synonyms
10 synonymsAntonyms
2 antonymsWord family
22 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
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