advantageous

adjective (advantageous, more advantageous, most advantageous)

«advantageous» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

(formal) Helpful and giving you a better chance of success; good for you. tree →

In the lessons

Formal word used in exams, reports and science: an advantageous position, an advantageous adaptation that helps an animal survive. Phrases: advantageous to, mutually advantageous, an advantageous position.

Examples

Being tall is advantageous in basketball. tree →
Thick fur is advantageous for animals living in the cold. tree →
It would be advantageous to start early. tree →
The team had an advantageous position at half-time. tree →
The deal was advantageous to both sides. tree →
Learning a second language can be advantageous. tree →
About three weeks after this exploit there arrived an embassy from Blefuscu, with humble offers of peace, which was soon concluded, on terms very advantageous to our Emperor. tree →

Note

Formal; everyday words: helpful, useful, good for. Spelling: advantage + ous, keeping the e: advantageous. Pronounced ad-van-TAY-jus. Opposite: disadvantageous.

On Mova

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