advantage
To provide with an advantage, to give an edge toTo provide (someone) with an advantage, to give an edge to
» There is no advantage in staying here.
Es gibt keinen Vorteil, hier zu bleiben. — Espi
Немає ніяких переваг у тому, щоб залишатися тут. — deniko
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2 senses(transitive)To provide (someone) with an advantage, to give an edge to
віддавати перевагуviddavaty perevahu, надавати перевагуnadavaty perevahu
give an advantage to
(reflexive)To do something for one's own benefit; to take advantage of
Examples
597 sentencesThere is no advantage in staying here.
Немає ніяких переваг у тому, щоб залишатися тут. — deniko
deEs gibt keinen Vorteil, hier zu bleiben. — Espi
We have to take advantage of this situation.
Ми повинні скористатися із цієї ситуації. — deniko
ruМы должны воспользоваться ситуацией. — Hellerick
deWir müssen diese Situation ausnutzen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
He saw no advantage in waiting any longer.
Він не бачив сенсу чекати далі. — aandrusiak
deEr sah keinen Vorteil darin, länger zu warten. — BraveSentry
In basketball, tall players have an advantage.
У баскетболі у високих гравців є перевага. — deniko
ruВ баскетболе у высоких игроков есть преимущество. — odexed
deBeim Basketball sind große Spieler im Vorteil. — samueldora
We have one advantage.
Ми маємо одну перевагу. — deniko
ruУ нас есть преимущество. — marafon
deWir haben einen Vorteil. — al_ex_an_der
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 1
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
advantages, advantaging, advantaged, advantaged| Base form | advantage · to advantage |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | advantages |
| Present participle | advantaging |
| Past simple | advantaged |
| Past participle | advantaged |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
3 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
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
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