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taken at advantage

taken at advantage is the past participle of take at advantage.

Meaning of take at advantage

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To avail oneself of an (often unfair) opportunity against.
    • […] he was a man of great personal vigour and activity, and unless taken at advantage, which no doubt was at present much to be apprehended, he was likely to make a formidable defence.1833, Sir Walter Scott, Anne of Geierstein

Questions about taken at advantage

What is taken at advantage the past participle of?
Taken at advantage is the past participle of take at advantage.

Words near taken at advantage in the dictionary

  1. taken aim
  2. taken air
  3. taken aloft
  4. taken an l
  5. taken apart
  6. taken at advantage
  7. taken at face value
  8. taken attendance
  9. taken away
  10. taken away from
  11. taken back

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