✳ advantage (noun)

Sounds:
- /ədˈvɑːn.tɪd͡ʒ/ (UK)
- /ədˈvæn.(t)ɪd͡ʒ/ (US)

Forms:
- advantages (plural)

advantage (noun) senses:
1. (countable) Any condition, circumstance, opportunity or means, particularly favorable or chance to success, or to any desired end.
2. (obsolete) Superiority; mastery; — used with of to specify its nature or with over to specify the other party.
3. (countable, uncountable) Superiority of state, or that which gives it; benefit; gain; profit
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✳ advantage (verb)

Forms:
- advantages (present, singular, third-person)
- advantaging (participle, present)
- advantaged (participle, past)
- advantaged (past)

advantage (verb) senses:
1. (transitive) to provide (someone) with an advantage, to give an edge to
2. (reflexive) to do something for one's own benefit; to take advantage of

Audio (US)

🌜 Present Simple 🌛

He always tells the truth.

🗣 Conversation 🗣

- How many passengers are there aboard the ship?
- Seventy-six, I think.

💡 Example 💡 Ivan

Ivan (name): Amy's husband was called Ivan. Ivan the Terrible, Barry always called him, naturally. 'Ivan? What kind of name is that?' he said to Tracy after Amy's engagement was announced. 'Bloody Russian.' 'Actually, I think it's because he had a Norwegian grandfather', Tracy said. 'Norwegian?' Barry said incredulously, as if she'd just announced that Ivan's family came from the moon.

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✳ during (prep)

Sounds:
- /ˈdjʊə.ɹɪŋ/ (General-Australian, Received-Pronunciation, UK)
- /ˈdjɔː.ɹɪŋ/ (General-Australian, Received-Pronunciation, UK)
- /ˈdʒʊəɹɪŋ/ (Canada, General-Australian, Ireland, New-Zealand, Received-Pronunciation, UK)
- /ˈdʒɔːɹɪŋ/ (Canada, General-Australian, Ireland, New-Zealand, Received-Pronunciation, UK)
- /ˈd(j)ʊɚ.ɪŋ/ (General-American)
- /ˈdɝ.ɪŋ/ (General-American)

during (prep) senses:
1. For all of a given time interval.
2. At any time or period within a given time interval.

✳ during (verb)

during (verb) senses:
1. present participle of dure

🌜 Present Perfect Continuous 🌛

We have been visiting art galleries.

🗣 Conversation 🗣

- Ann! Don ' t you see the children are making so much noise here? Why don ' t you keep them occupied and out their mother ' s hair?
- OK! What about taking them outside and flying a kite.
- Good idea! Well, Joan, I have something important to tell you.

🌜 Past Simple 🌛

He learned to play the piano in just a few months.

✳ task (noun)

Sounds:
- /tɑːsk/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /tæsk/ (US)

Forms:
- tasks (plural)

task (noun) senses:
1. A piece of work done as part of one’s duties.
2. Any piece of work done.
3. A difficult or tedious undertaking.
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✳ task (verb)

Forms:
- tasks (present, singular, third-person)
- tasking (participle, present)
- tasked (participle, past)
- tasked (past)

task (verb) senses:
1. (transitive) To assign a task to, or impose a task on.
2. (transitive) To oppress with severe or excessive burdens; to tax
3. (transitive) To charge, as with a fault.