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vantage

/ˈvɑːntɪd͡ʒ/US/ˈvæntɪd͡ʒ/

vantage noun: an advantage. Also the alternative form of advantage.

Noun

vantage (countable and uncountable, plural vantages)

  1. (archaic) An advantage.
    • The Londoners seeing that they could get no vantage against the duke, who was without their reach, to bewreak their anger they took his arms, which in most despiteful wise they hanged up in the open places of the city in sign of reproach, as for a traitor; […]1841, John Foxe, The History of John Wickliffe, page 21
  2. A place or position affording a good view; a vantage point.
    • From this point of vantage, we were able to gain an impression of the massive outlines of the main structure, and its intricate maze of girders.1950 March, H. A. Vallance, “On Foot Across the Forth Bridge”, in Railway Magazine, page 149
  3. A superior or more favorable situation or opportunity; gain; profit; advantage.
    • O happy vantage of a kneeling knee!1595 December 9 (first known performance), William Shakespeare, “The Life and Death of King Richard the Second”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to...

Verb

vantage (third-person singular simple present vantages, present participle vantaging, simple past and past participle vantaged)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To profit; to aid.
    • needlesse feare did never vantage none1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book I, Canto IV”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC

Also used as

vantage is also the alternative form of advantage.

vantage meaning in Indonesian

vantage in Indonesian

place or position affording a good view; a vantage point
keuntungan, kelebihan

Examples of vantage in a sentence

  • From this vantage point we can observe the behavior of the animals in their natural habitat.
  • The hill provided the troops an excellent vantage point to scout for the enemy.
  • The vistaed mountains afforded many vantage points for photographing the lake.

All 20 example sentences with vantage

Forms of vantage

Noun
pluralvantages
alternative formvauntage
Verb
third-person singular presentvantages
present participlevantaging
past participlevantaged
pastvantaged

Plural of vantage: vantages

Origin of vantage

From Middle English vantage, by apheresis from advantage; see advantage.

Words formed from vantage

Phrases with vantage

Questions about vantage

What does vantage mean?
Vantage means an advantage.
What is vantage in Indonesian?
Vantage in Indonesian is keuntungan, kelebihan. See Vantage meaning in Indonesian.
What part of speech is vantage?
Vantage can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce vantage?
Vantage is pronounced /ˈvɑːntɪd͡ʒ/ (UK).
What is the plural of vantage?
The plural of vantage is vantages.

Words near vantage in the dictionary

  1. vant-courier
  2. vant-couriers
  3. VANTA
  4. Vantaa
  5. Vantablack
  6. vantage
  7. vantage game
  8. vantage games
  9. vantage point
  10. vantage points
  11. vantage-point

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