Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

take advantage

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.75 in modern English

Syllables: take ad-van-tage
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To profit from a situation deliberately.

Intransitive verb

verb

To make use of something.

Example Sentences

"She took advantage of the economic crisis to exchange some money."
"The trip to Carrow Road was a chance for Harry Redknapp's side to take advantage after their two closest London rivals and leaders Manchester City failed to take maximum points from Premier League clashes in the last two days."
"Nonetheless, some insect prey take advantage of clutter by hiding in it. Earless ghost swift moths become “invisible” to echolocating bats by forming mating clusters close (less than half a meter) above vegetation and effectively blending into the clutter of echoes that the bat receives from the leaves and stems around them."

Usage

Intransitive verb

Inflected Forms

takes advantage (present, singular) taking advantage (participle, present) took advantage (past) taken advantage (participle, past)

Synonyms

capitalize capitalise trespass

Questions

What does take advantage mean?: To profit from a situation deliberately.

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