take advantage
To profit from a situation deliberatelyTo profit from a situation deliberately.
» We have to take advantage of this situation.
Wir müssen diese Situation ausnutzen.
Мы должны воспользоваться ситуацией.
Ми повинні скористатися із цієї ситуації.
Meaning
2 senses(intransitive)To profit from a situation deliberately.
She took advantage of the economic crisis to exchange some money.
получа́ть при́быльpolučátʹ príbylʹ
To make use of something.
make excessive use of
Examples
297 sentencesWe 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
I was taken advantage of.
Мене використали. — shanghainese
deIch wurde ausgenutzt. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
She often takes advantage of his ignorance.
Вона часто користується його неуцтвом. — deniko
ruОна часто пользуется его невежеством. — fjay69
I took advantage of an opportunity.
Tom took advantage of the opportunity.
deTom nutzte die Gelegenheit. — wolfgangth
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 1
Forms
takes advantage, taking advantage, took advantage, taken advantage| Base form | take advantage · to take advantage |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | takes advantage |
| Present participle | taking advantage |
| Past simple | took advantage |
| Past participle | taken advantage |
irregular · Lesson
Synonyms
3 synonyms- make excessive use of:trespass
- draw advantages from:capitalizecapitalise
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle