take advantage
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take advantage
verb takes advantage · taking advantage · took advantage · taken advantage
- To profit from a situation deliberately. She took advantage of the economic crisis to exchange some money.
- To make use of something. 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 lea
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verb profit from a situation
| Español | aprovechar, aprovecharse |
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| Português | aproveitar, tirar proveito |
| Français | tirer profit |
| Italiano | approfittare, avvantaggiarsi |
| Ελληνικά | επωφελούμαι epofeloúmai |
| Русский | получа́ть при́быль polučátʹ príbylʹ |
verb make use of something
| Español | aprovecharse |
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title = {take advantage},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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