- any state, circumstance, opportunity, or means specially favorable to success, interest, or any desired end: the advantage of a good education.
- benefit; gain; profit: It will be to his advantage to learn Chinese before going to China.
- superiority or ascendancy (often followed by over or of): His height gave him an advantage over his opponent.
- a position of superiority (often followed by over or of): their advantage in experienced players.
- the first point scored after deuce.
- to be of service to; yield profit or gain to; benefit.
- to cause to advance; further; promote: Such action will advantage our cause.
- to prove beneficial to; profit: It would advantage him to work harder.
- to be in a superior or advantageous position; possess an advantage over: By virtue of independent wealth, he has the advantage of his opponents.
- take advantage of,
- to make use of for gain: to take advantage of an opportunity.
- to impose upon, especially unfairly, as by exploiting a weakness: to take advantage of someone.
- to good effect; advantageously: The paintings were arranged to advantage on one wall.
- superior or more favourable position or power
- benefit or profit (esp in the phrase to one's advantage)
- tennis
- the point scored after deuce
- the resulting state of the score
- take advantage of
- to make good use of
- to impose upon the weakness, good nature, etc, of; abuse
- to seduce
- to good effect
- you know me but I do not know you
