TOOK ADVANTAGE OF THE SITUATION

Meaning of TOOK ADVANTAGE OF THE SITUATION in English

saw an opportunity and took it, used the conditions that developed so as to further his own personal aims

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TOOK — see: take
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ADVANTAGE — I. ədˈvantij, -aan-, -ain-, -ȧn-, -ēj also ad- noun ( -s ) Etymology: alteration (influenced by Latin ad- ) of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TOOK — Etymology: Middle English (past), from Old English tōc (past) past or dialect past part of take
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SITUATION — ˌsichəˈwāshən noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle French or Medieval Latin; Middle French, from Medieval Latin situation-, situatio, from situatus …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TOOK — () imp. of Take.
Английский словарь Webster
TOOK — (imp.) of Take
Английский словарь Webster
TOOK — imp. of Take.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TOOK — ( imp. ) of Take
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TOOK — /took/ , v. 1. pt. of take . 2. Nonstandard. a pp. of take .
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SITUATION — — situational , adj. — situationally , adv. /sich'ooh ay"sheuhn/ , n. 1. manner of being situated; location or position …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ADVANTAGE — /ad van"tij, -vahn"-/ , n. , v. , advantaged, advantaging . n. 1. any state, circumstance, opportunity, or means specially …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ADVANTAGE — I. əd-ˈvan-tij noun Etymology: Middle English avantage, from Anglo-French, from avant before, from Late Latin abante Date: 1523 1. : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TOOK — past of take
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TOOK — imp. of take. 2. took ·impf of take.
Webster English vocab
SITUATION — noun position, as regards the conditions and circumstances of the case. 2. situation ·noun permanent position or employment; place; office; …
Webster English vocab
ADVANTAGE — noun superiority; mastery; with of or over. 2. advantage ·noun interest of money; increase; overplus (as the thirteenth in …
Webster English vocab
TOOK — past of take .
Concise Oxford English vocab
TOOK — [took] past of take
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ADVANTAGE — [ad.van.tage] n [ME avantage, fr. MF, fr. avant before, fr. LL abante] (1523) 1: superiority of position or condition "higher …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TOOK — Took, Tooke BrE AmE tʊk § \ tuːk
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TOOK — took BrE AmE tʊk § \ tuːk
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SITUATION — situation BrE AmE ˌsɪtʃ u ˈeɪʃ ə n ˌsɪt ju-, § \ ˌsɪt u- — Preference poll, British English tʃ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TOOK — pt of take
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SITUATION — / ˌsɪtʃuˈeɪʃn; NAmE / noun 1. all the circumstances and things that are happening at a particular time and in …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ADVANTAGE — / ədˈvɑːntɪdʒ; NAmE -ˈvæn-/ noun , verb ■ noun [ C , U ] 1. advantage (over sb) a thing …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TOOK — took /tʊk/ BrE AmE the past tense of ↑ take
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SITUATION — sit ‧ u ‧ a ‧ tion S1 W1 /ˌsɪtʃuˈeɪʃ ə n/ BrE AmE noun [countable] 1 . a combination …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ADVANTAGE — ad ‧ van ‧ tage S2 W1 /ədˈvɑːntɪdʒ $ ədˈvæn-/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ advantage …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TOOK — past of TAKE.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ADVANTAGE — n. & v. --n. 1 a beneficial feature; a favourable circumstance. 2 benefit, profit (is not to your advantage). 3 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TOOK — past of TAKE.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SITUATION — n. 1 a place and its surroundings (the house stands in a fine situation). 2 a set of circumstances; a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ADVANTAGE — n. & v. n. 1 a beneficial feature; a favourable circumstance. 2 benefit, profit (is not to your advantage). 3 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TOOK — past of TAKE.
Oxford English vocab
SITUATION — n.1 a place and its surroundings (the house stands in a fine situation). 2 a set of circumstances; a position …
Oxford English vocab
ADVANTAGE — n. & v. --n. 1. a beneficial feature; a favourable circumstance. 2 benefit, profit (is not to your advantage). 3 …
Oxford English vocab
TOOK — Took is the past tense of take .
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SITUATION — ( situations) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use situation to …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ADVANTAGE — ( advantages) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. An advantage is something …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TOOK — Took is the past tense of take .
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
TOOK — COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES took a calculated risk ▪ The police took a calculated risk in releasing him. took a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SITUATION
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ADVANTAGE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES added advantage/bonus/benefit etc ▪ The system has the added advantage of recordable DVD drives. ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TOOK — [past simple of:] take
Cambridge English vocab
SITUATION — [noun] [C]The situation (= What is happening) is making her very unhappy."Would you get involved in a fight?" "It would …
Cambridge English vocab
ADVANTAGE — [noun] - a condition giving a greater chance of successThe advantage of booking tickets in advance is that you get …
Cambridge English vocab
SITUATION — See ↑ SITUATION 1,2 ◆◆◆ • ↑ given the situation/circumstances • ↑ make the best of it/make the best of …
Longman Activator English vocab
SITUATION — INDEX: 1. what is happening in a particular place or at a particular time 2. your personal situation 3. when …
Longman Activator English vocab
ADVANTAGE — See ↑ ADVANTAGE 1,4 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be at an advantage • ↑ be to sb's advantage • ↑ give …
Longman Activator English vocab
ADVANTAGE — INDEX: 1. a good feature of something 2. the only good feature of something 3. the good and bad features …
Longman Activator English vocab
SITUATION — n. 25B6; noun their financial situation : CIRCUMSTANCES, (state of) affairs, state, condition. I'll fill you in on the situation …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SITUATION — n. 1 place, position, location, spot, site, locale, setting The situation of the monastery, high on the mountain, makes it …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
ADVANTAGE — n. 1 superiority, upper hand, dominance, edge, head start; sway; Colloq US and New Zealand drop After a year, the …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
ADVANTAGE — Where the current position of the game favours one side over another. A material advantage refers to having a higher …
English Glossary of Chess Terms
TOOK — past от take past от take (в знач. гл.) took past от take
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SITUATION — сущ. 1) обстановка, положение, ситуация, состояние to accept a situation ≈ мириться с положением/ситуацией to come out of a difficult …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ADVANTAGE — 1. сущ. 1) преимущество (of, over - над) Our team had the advantage of experience. ≈ У нашей команды было …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
TOOK — took.ogg tʋk past от take II
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SITUATION — situation.ogg ͵sıtʃʋʹeıʃ(ə)n n 1. 1> ситуация, обстановка, положение (дел) financial international, strategical situation - финансовое международное, стратегическое положение ice situation …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ADVANTAGE — advantage.ogg 1. ədʹvɑ:ntıdʒ n 1. преимущество; превосходство the advantages of a good education - преимущества хорошего образования to gain /to …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SITUATION — 1) ситуация, обстановка, положение 2) расположение • - abrasive situation - blocking situation - emergency situation - large-scale weather situation …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
SITUATION — 1) ситуация, обстановка, положение 2) расположение • - abrasive situation - blocking situation - emergency situation - large-scale weather situation - machining situations - minimally manned situation - off-optimum …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
SITUATION — 1) картина 2) местоположение 3) обстановка 4) расположение 5) ситуационный 6) ситуация 7) случай 8) состояние • basic game situation — базисная игровая ситуация horizontal situation indicator — навигационный плановый …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
ADVANTAGE — advantage сущ.1) преимущество ( of, over - над) Our team had the advantage of experience. — У нашей команды было …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger

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