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take advantage of

take advantage of verb: to use or make use of.

Verb

take advantage of (third-person singular simple present takes advantage of, present participle taking advantage of, simple past took advantage of, past participle taken advantage of)

  1. (transitive) To use or make use of.
    • He took advantage of the swimming pool every day of his visit.
    • But now this visit of my soft warm hand in those so sensible parts had put every thing into such ungovernable fury that, disdaining all further preluding, and taking advantage of my commodious posture, he made the storm fall where I scarce patiently expected, and where he was sure to lay it1749, [John Cleland], “(Please specify the letter or volume)”, in Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure [Fanny Hill], London: […] [Thomas Parker] for G. Fenton [i.e., Fenton and Ralph Griffiths] […], →OCLC
  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.
    Synonyms:
    presume

take advantage of meaning in Tamil, Arabic and Malay

take advantage of in Tamil

சலுகை எடுத்துகொள், பயன்படுத்திக் கொள்

take advantage of in Arabic

make use of
اِسْتَغَلَّ istaḡalla

take advantage of in Malay

exploit
mempergunakan

Synonyms of take advantage of

Forms of take advantage of

third-person singular presenttakes advantage of
present participletaking advantage of
pasttook advantage of
past participletaken advantage of

Words formed from take advantage of

Questions about take advantage of

What does take advantage of mean?
Take advantage of means to use or make use of.
What is take advantage of in Tamil?
Take advantage of in Tamil is சலுகை எடுத்துகொள், பயன்படுத்திக் கொள். See Take advantage of meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is take advantage of?
Take advantage of is a verb.
What is the past tense of take advantage of?
The past tense of take advantage of is took advantage of.

Words near take advantage of in the dictionary

  1. take aback
  2. take account of
  3. take across
  4. take action
  5. take advantage
  6. take advantage of
  7. take after
  8. take against
  9. take aim
  10. take air
  11. take aloft

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