advantage

  • 21advantage — 01. One of the [advantages] of studying in an English speaking country is that you can practice your English outside of class. 02. When young children begin their schooling, it is a considerable [advantage] for them if they are used to being… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 22advantage*/*/ — [ədˈvɑːntɪdʒ] noun 1) [C/U] something that makes one person or thing more likely to succeed than others Syn: benefit the advantages of a good education[/ex] Her teaching experience gives her an advantage when working with children.[/ex] It would… …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 23advantage — /ədˈvæntɪdʒ / (say uhd vantij), / ˈvan / (say vahn ) noun 1. any state, circumstance, opportunity, or means specially favourable to success, interest, or any desired end: the advantage of a good education. 2. benefit; gain; profit: it is to her… …

  • 24advantage — ad•van•tage [[t]ædˈvæn tɪdʒ, ˈvɑn [/t]] n. v. taged, taging 1) any circumstance, opportunity, or means specially favorable to success or a desired end: the advantages of a good education[/ex] 2) benefit; gain; profit: It will be to your advantage …

    From formal English to slang

  • 25advantage — n. & v. n. 1 a beneficial feature; a favourable circumstance. 2 benefit, profit (is not to your advantage). 3 (often foll. by over) a better position; superiority in a particular respect. 4 (in lawn tennis) the next point won after deuce. v.tr. 1 …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 26advantage — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. superiority, upper hand, leverage, the better (of); gain, profit, benefit, odds, favor, ace in the hole (inf.). See chance, success. Ant., drawback, handicap. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Preferred… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 27advantage — I. noun Etymology: Middle English avantage, from Anglo French, from avant before, from Late Latin abante Date: 1523 1. superiority of position or condition < higher ground gave the enemy the advantage > 2. a factor or circumstance of benefit to&#8230; …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 28Advantage — Ad|van|tage 〈[ ədva:ntıdʒ] m. 6; Sp.; Tennis〉 erster Pluspunkt nach dem Einstand [engl., „Vorteil“] * * * Ad|van|tage [əd vɑ:ntɪʤ ], der; s, s [engl. advantage &LT; frz. avantage, zu: avant = vor &LT; spätlat. abante] (Tennis): engl. Bez. für: ↑&#8230; …

    Universal-Lexikon

  • 29advantage — See: TAKE ADVANTAGE OF, TO ADVANTAGE …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 30advantage — See: TAKE ADVANTAGE OF, TO ADVANTAGE …

    Dictionary of American idioms