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Contraposition Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary

take advantage of a situation

What does 'take advantage of a situation' mean?
  

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To use the circumstances related to a situation for your benefit. eg. The weatherman has forecast rain for the next three days.

  • To use the circumstances related to a situation for your benefit.
  • eg.
  • The weatherman has forecast rain for the next three days.
  • I'll take advantage of the situation and plant some flower seeds.
  • I won't have to water them.
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To use the circumstances related to a situation for your benefit.

eg.

The weatherman has forecast rain for the next three days. I'll take advantage of the situation and plant some flower seeds. I won't have to water them.
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No.
You are not taking advantage of someone. (That is usually a bad thing to do.)

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