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"text": "She took advantage of the economic crisis to exchange some money.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"ref": "2011 December 27, Mike Henson, “Norwich 0-2 Tottenham”, in BBC Sport",
"text": "The trip to Carrow Road was a chance for Harry Redknapp's side to take advantage after their two closest London rivals and leaders Manchester City failed to take maximum points from Premier League clashes in the last two days.",
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"To profit from a situation deliberately."
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"(intransitive) To profit from a situation deliberately."
],
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"_dis1": "95 5",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "izvličam izgoda",
"sense": "profit from a situation",
"word": "извличам изгода"
},
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"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "profit from a situation",
"word": "aprofitar"
},
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"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "profit from a situation",
"word": "aprofitar-se"
},
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"_dis1": "95 5",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "profit from a situation",
"word": "tirer profit"
},
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"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "epofeloúmai",
"sense": "profit from a situation",
"word": "επωφελούμαι"
},
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"_dis1": "95 5",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "profit from a situation",
"word": "kihasznál"
},
{
"_dis1": "95 5",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "profit from a situation",
"word": "approfittare"
},
{
"_dis1": "95 5",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "profit from a situation",
"word": "avvantaggiarsi"
},
{
"_dis1": "95 5",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "profit from a situation",
"word": "makihuhunu"
},
{
"_dis1": "95 5",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "profit from a situation",
"word": "aproveitar"
},
{
"_dis1": "95 5",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "profit from a situation",
"word": "tirar proveito"
},
{
"_dis1": "95 5",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "polučátʹ príbylʹ",
"sense": "profit from a situation",
"word": "получа́ть при́быль"
},
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"code": "sco",
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"sense": "profit from a situation",
"word": "tak the guid o"
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"_dis1": "95 5",
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "profit from a situation",
"word": "gabh brath"
},
{
"_dis1": "95 5",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "profit from a situation",
"word": "aprovechar"
},
{
"_dis1": "95 5",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "profit from a situation",
"word": "aprovecharse"
},
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"_dis1": "95 5",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "profit from a situation",
"word": "dra nytta"
}
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"ref": "2013 May-June, William E. Conner, “An Acoustic Arms Race”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3, pages 206–7",
"text": "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 leaves and stems around them.",
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"To make use of something."
],
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"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "make use of something",
"word": "gebruikmaken van"
},
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"_dis1": "2 98",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "make use of something",
"word": "hasznosít"
},
{
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"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "make use of something",
"word": "whakamahi"
},
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"code": "sco",
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"sense": "make use of something",
"word": "tak the guid o"
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"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "make use of something",
"word": "gabh brath"
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"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "make use of something",
"word": "aprovecharse"
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}
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"word": "take advantage"
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{
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{
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{
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"pos": "verb",
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"English terms with usage examples"
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"text": "She took advantage of the economic crisis to exchange some money.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"ref": "2011 December 27, Mike Henson, “Norwich 0-2 Tottenham”, in BBC Sport",
"text": "The trip to Carrow Road was a chance for Harry Redknapp's side to take advantage after their two closest London rivals and leaders Manchester City failed to take maximum points from Premier League clashes in the last two days.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To profit from a situation deliberately."
],
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"profit"
]
],
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"(intransitive) To profit from a situation deliberately."
],
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]
},
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{
"ref": "2013 May-June, William E. Conner, “An Acoustic Arms Race”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3, pages 206–7",
"text": "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 leaves and stems around them.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To make use of something."
],
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"make use"
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}
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{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "izvličam izgoda",
"sense": "profit from a situation",
"word": "извличам изгода"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "profit from a situation",
"word": "aprofitar"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "profit from a situation",
"word": "aprofitar-se"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "profit from a situation",
"word": "tirer profit"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "epofeloúmai",
"sense": "profit from a situation",
"word": "επωφελούμαι"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "profit from a situation",
"word": "kihasznál"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "profit from a situation",
"word": "approfittare"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "profit from a situation",
"word": "avvantaggiarsi"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "profit from a situation",
"word": "makihuhunu"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "profit from a situation",
"word": "aproveitar"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "profit from a situation",
"word": "tirar proveito"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "polučátʹ príbylʹ",
"sense": "profit from a situation",
"word": "получа́ть при́быль"
},
{
"code": "sco",
"lang": "Scots",
"sense": "profit from a situation",
"word": "tak the guid o"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "profit from a situation",
"word": "gabh brath"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "profit from a situation",
"word": "aprovechar"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "profit from a situation",
"word": "aprovecharse"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "profit from a situation",
"word": "dra nytta"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "make use of something",
"word": "gebruikmaken van"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "make use of something",
"word": "hasznosít"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "make use of something",
"word": "whakamahi"
},
{
"code": "sco",
"lang": "Scots",
"sense": "make use of something",
"word": "tak the guid o"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "make use of something",
"word": "gabh brath"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "make use of something",
"word": "aprovecharse"
}
],
"word": "take advantage"
}
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