advantage
/ədˈvæn.tɪd͡ʒ/ verb C2- to provide (someone) with an advantage, to give an edge to
- to do something for one's own benefit; to take advantage of
He/she/it advantages · Past advantaged · Past participle advantaged · -ing form advantaging
Verb forms
- Base form
- advantage
- He/she/it
- advantages
- Past
- advantaged
- Past participle
- advantaged
- -ing form
- advantaging
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The Hatter was the only one who got any advantage from the change: and Alice was a good deal worse off than before, as the March Hare had just upset the milk-jug into his plate.
The other guests had taken advantage of the Queen’s absence, and were resting in the shade: however, the moment they saw her, they hurried back to the game, the Queen merely remarking that a moment’s delay would cost them their lives.
Shere Khan might have faced Father Wolf, but he could not stand up against Mother Wolf, for he knew that where he was she had all the advantage of the ground, and would fight to the death.
He had no intention of losing any advantage of the ground, and coiled and uncoiled himself once or twice, to be sure that every foot of his long body was in working order.
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