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To use or make use of.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
- He took advantage of the swimming pool every day of his visit.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
To exploit.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
- She took advantage of his desperation.
- He toyed with her emotions just to get her in bed. He took advantage of her.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: stooge
Antonyms: none provided
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
62 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Arabic:
اِسْتَغَلَّ
(istaḡalla)
— make use of
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Armenian:
օգտվել
(ōgtvel)
— make use of
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Catalan:
aprofitar
— make use of
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Catalan:
aprofitar-se
— make use of
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Dutch:
gebruik maken van
— make use of
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Faroese:
nýta
— make use of
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Faroese:
gagnnýta
— make use of
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Finnish:
käyttää
— make use of
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Finnish:
hyödyntää
— make use of
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French:
profiter de
— make use of
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Galician:
aproveitar
— make use of
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German:
nutzen
— make use of
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German:
Gebrauch machen von
— make use of
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Hungarian:
kihasznál
— make use of
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Hungarian:
hasznát veszi
— make use of
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Italian:
sfruttare
— make use of
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Italian:
approfittare
— make use of
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Māori:
makihuhunu
— make use of
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Māori:
whakamahi
— make use of
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Polish:
korzystać
— make use of
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Polish:
skorzystać
— make use of
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Romanian:
abuza de
— make use of
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Romanian:
exploata
— make use of
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Russian:
воспо́льзоваться
(vospólʹzovatʹsja)
— make use of
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Russian:
испо́льзовать
(ispólʹzovatʹ)
— make use of
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Scottish Gaelic:
gabh brath air
— make use of
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Spanish:
aprovecharse
— make use of
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Spanish:
aprovechar
— make use of
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Swedish:
dra nytta av
— make use of
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Swedish:
utnyttja
— make use of
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Armenian:
օգտվել
(ōgtvel)
— exploit
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Catalan:
aprofitar-se
— exploit
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Chinese Mandarin:
壓榨
(yāzhà)
— exploit
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Chinese Mandarin:
剝削 /剥削
(bōxuē)
— exploit
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Dutch:
voordeel trekken uit
— exploit
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Esperanto:
ekspluati
— exploit
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Faroese:
gagnnýta
— exploit
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Faroese:
nýta til fyrimunar fyri
— exploit
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Finnish:
käyttää hyväksi
— exploit
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Finnish:
riistää
— exploit
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Finnish:
hyödyntää
— exploit
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Galician:
aproveitar
— exploit
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Galician:
abusar
— exploit
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German:
ausnutzen
— exploit
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German:
einen Vorteil ziehen aus
— exploit
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Gothic:
𐌱𐌹𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍉𐌽
(bifaihōn)
— exploit
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Hungarian:
kihasznál
— exploit
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Italian:
avvantaggiarsi
— exploit
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Jamaican Creole:
tek step wid
— exploit
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Malay:
mempergunakan
— exploit
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Māori:
makihuhunu
— exploit
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Polish:
wykorzystywać
— exploit
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Polish:
wykorzystać
— exploit
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Portuguese:
tirar vantagem de
— exploit
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Portuguese:
explorar
— exploit
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Romanian:
exploata
— exploit
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Russian:
эксплуати́ровать
(ekspluatírovatʹ)
— exploit
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Russian:
воспользоваться
(vospolʹzovatʹsja)
— exploit
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Scottish Gaelic:
gabh brath air
— exploit
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Spanish:
aprovecharse
— exploit
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Swedish:
utnyttja
— exploit
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Ottoman Turkish:
صاغمق
(sağmak)
— exploit