|
||
|
||
No results could be found matching the exact term To have the advantage of in the thesaurus. | ||
Consider searching for the individual words To, have, the, advantage, or of. | ||
Dictionary Results for To have the advantage of: | ||
1. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 | ||
Advantage \Ad*van"tage\ (?; 61, 48), n. [OE. avantage, avauntage, F. avantage, fr. avant before. See Advance, and cf. Vantage.] 1. Any condition, circumstance, opportunity, or means, particularly favorable to success, or to any desired end; benefit; as, the enemy had the advantage of a more elevated position. [1913 Webster] Give me advantage of some brief discourse. --Shak. [1913 Webster] The advantages of a close alliance. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster] 2. Superiority; mastery; -- with of or over. [1913 Webster] Lest Satan should get an advantage of us. --2 Cor. ii. 11. [1913 Webster] 3. Superiority of state, or that which gives it; benefit; gain; profit; as, the advantage of a good constitution. [1913 Webster] 4. Interest of money; increase; overplus (as the thirteenth in the baker's dozen). [Obs.] [1913 Webster] And with advantage means to pay thy love. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 5. (Tennis) The first point scored after deuce. [PJC] Advantage ground, vantage ground. [R.] --Clarendon. To have the advantage of (any one), to have a personal knowledge of one who does not have a reciprocal knowledge. "You have the advantage of me; I don't remember ever to have had the honor." --Sheridan. To take advantage of, to profit by; (often used in a bad sense) to overreach, to outwit. [1913 Webster] Syn: Advantage, Advantageous, Benefit, Beneficial. Usage: We speak of a thing as a benefit, or as beneficial, when it is simply productive of good; as, the benefits of early discipline; the beneficial effects of adversity. We speak of a thing as an advantage, or as advantageous, when it affords us the means of getting forward, and places us on a "vantage ground" for further effort. Hence, there is a difference between the benefits and the advantages of early education; between a beneficial and an advantageous investment of money. [1913 Webster] | ||
Common Misspellings > | ||
Most Popular Searches: Define Misanthrope, Define Pulchritudinous, Define Happy, Define Veracity, Define Cornucopia, Define Almuerzo, Define Atresic, Define URL, Definitions Of Words, Definition Of Get Up, Definition Of Quid Pro Quo, Definition Of Irreconcilable Differences, Definition Of Word, Synonyms of Repetitive, Synonym Dictionary, Synonym Antonyms. See our main index and map index for more details. | ||
©2011-2024 ZebraWords.com - Define Yourself - The Search for Meanings and Meaning Means I Mean. All content subject to terms and conditions as set out here. Contact Us, peruse our Privacy Policy | ||