Meaning

2 senses

  1. (transitive)To use or make use of.

    He took advantage of the swimming pool every day of his visit.

    nutzen, Gebrauch machen von

    воспо́льзоватьсяvospólʹzovatʹsja, испо́льзоватьispólʹzovatʹ

  2. (transitive)To exploit.

    She took advantage of his desperation.

    He toyed with her emotions just to get her in bed. He took advantage of her.

    ausnutzen, einen Vorteil ziehen aus

    эксплуати́роватьekspluatírovatʹ, воспользоватьсяvospolʹzovatʹsja

Examples

4962 sentences

  1. I take care of my grandfather.

    Я доглядаю свого дідуся. — deniko

    ruЯ забочусь о своём дедушке. — odexed

    deIch kümmere mich um meinen Großvater. — Wolf

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  2. She took care of his wound.

    Вона подбала про його рану. — Internecivus

    ruОна позаботилась о его ране. — sharptoothed

    deSie versorgte seine Wunde. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  3. Tom can take care of himself.

    Том може сам про себе потурбуватися. — deniko

    ruТом может о себе позаботиться. — odexed

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  4. Tom takes good care of Mary.

    Том добре піклується про Мері. — deniko

    ruТом хорошо заботится о Мэри. — odexed

    deTom kümmert sich gut um Mary. — Zaghawa

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  5. I take a lot of pictures.

    Я багато фотографую. — deniko

    ruЯ много фотографирую. — odexed

    deIch mache viele Fotos. — nexx

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Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
make use of:
exploit:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
make use of:
exploit:

Forms

takes advantage of, taking advantage of, took advantage of, taken advantage of
Base formtake advantage of · to take advantage of
3rd person singulartakes advantage of
Present participletaking advantage of
Past simpletook advantage of
Past participletaken advantage of

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theytake advantage of
he, she, ittakes advantage of

Past simpleLesson

all personstook advantage of

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave taken advantage of
he, she, ithas taken advantage of

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill take advantage of

Synonyms

1 synonyms
presume

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
tainttajtakeA1takeawayB1takeoffB1takeout
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