Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to advantage
Participle: advantaged
Gerund: advantaging
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | advantage |
| you | advantage |
| he;she;it | advantages |
| we | advantage |
| you | advantage |
| they | advantage |
Perfect
| I | have advantaged |
| you | have advantaged |
| he;she;it | has advantaged |
| we | have advantaged |
| you | have advantaged |
| they | have advantaged |
Past
| I | advantaged |
| you | advantaged |
| he;she;it | advantaged |
| we | advantaged |
| you | advantaged |
| they | advantaged |
Pluperfect
| I | had advantaged |
| you | had advantaged |
| he;she;it | had advantaged |
| we | had advantaged |
| you | had advantaged |
| they | had advantaged |
Future
| I | will advantage |
| you | will advantage |
| he;she;it | will advantage |
| we | will advantage |
| you | will advantage |
| they | will advantage |
Future Perfect
| I | will have advantaged |
| you | will have advantaged |
| he;she;it | will have advantaged |
| we | will have advantaged |
| you | will have advantaged |
| they | will have advantaged |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | advantage |
| you | advantage |
| he;she;it | advantage |
| we | advantage |
| you | advantage |
| they | advantage |
Perfect
| I | have advantaged |
| you | have advantaged |
| he;she;it | have advantaged |
| we | have advantaged |
| you | have advantaged |
| they | have advantaged |
Imperfect
| I | advantaged |
| you | advantaged |
| he;she;it | advantaged |
| we | advantaged |
| you | advantaged |
| they | advantaged |
Pluperfect
| I | had advantaged |
| you | had advantaged |
| he;she;it | had advantaged |
| we | had advantaged |
| you | had advantaged |
| they | had advantaged |
Conditional
Present
| I | would advantage |
| you | would advantage |
| he;she;it | would advantage |
| we | would advantage |
| you | would advantage |
| they | would advantage |
Perfect
| I | would have advantaged |
| you | would have advantaged |
| he;she;it | would have advantaged |
| we | would have advantaged |
| you | would have advantaged |
| they | would have advantaged |
Imperative
| you | advantage |
| we | Let's advantage |
| you | advantage |
Verbs conjugated like 'advantage'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'advantage'
vantage,
advance,
adventure,
apanage,
appanage,
disadvantage,
vintage,
ablactate,
adiate,
advaunce,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. Etymology tree
2. Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep
3. Proto-Indo-European *-o
4. Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó
5. Proto-Italic *ap
6. Latin ab
7. Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent-
8. Proto-Indo-European *-s
9. Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts
10. Proto-Indo-European *-i
11. Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti
12. Proto-Italic *anti
13. Latin ante
14. Late Latin ab ante
15. Old French avant
16. Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
17. Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
18. Proto-Indo-European *-tós
19. Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos
20. Proto-Italic *-ātos
21. Latin -ātus
22. Proto-Indo-European *-ikos
23. Proto-Italic *-ikos
24. Latin -icus
25. Latin -āticus
26. Latin -āticum
27. Old French -age
28. Old French avantagebor.
29. Middle English avantage
30. English advantage
31. From Middle English avantage, avauntage, from Old French avantage, from avant (“before”), from Late Latin ab ante. The spelling with d originates in a latinizing hypercorrection, the a- being falsely supposed to be from Latin ad (see advance). For sense development, compare foredeal.
Sample Sentences
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[...] of fire and softness, looked out from beneath the rich, long lashes, as he peered curiously into the apartment. A gay robe of scarlet and yellow plaid, carefully made and neatly fitted, set off to advantage the dark and rich style of his beauty; and a certain comic air of assurance, blended with bashfulness, showed that he had been not unused to being petted and noticed by his master.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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[...] and air of Cassy, were all in agreement with this idea; and she had still enough remaining with her, of a once splendid wardrobe, and sets of jewels, to enable her to personate the thing to advantage.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)