advantage
verb/ədˈvɑːntɪdʒ/
/ədˈvæntɪdʒ/
(formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they advantage | /ədˈvɑːntɪdʒ/ /ədˈvæntɪdʒ/ |
| he / she / it advantages | /ədˈvɑːntɪdʒɪz/ /ədˈvæntɪdʒɪz/ |
| past simple advantaged | /ədˈvɑːntɪdʒd/ /ədˈvæntɪdʒd/ |
| past participle advantaged | /ədˈvɑːntɪdʒd/ /ədˈvæntɪdʒd/ |
| -ing form advantaging | /ədˈvɑːntɪdʒɪŋ/ /ədˈvæntɪdʒɪŋ/ |
- advantage somebody to put somebody in a better position than other people or than they were in beforeTopics Successc1Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French avantage, from avant ‘in front’, from late Latin abante ‘in front’, from ab ‘from’ + ante ‘before’. The initial a- was mistakenly assimilated to ad- in the 16th cent.
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