approfittare
Italian
editEtymology
editFrom a- + profitto + -are. Compare Portuguese aproveitar, Spanish aprovechar.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editapprofittàre (first-person singular present approfìtto, first-person singular past historic approfittài, past participle approfittàto, auxiliary avére) (intransitive)
- to make use, to take advantage [with di ‘of’]
- Synonyms: usare, utilizzare
- devo approfittare del silenzio per leggere un libro
- I should take advantage of the silence to read a book
- non si deve approfittare della buone fede altrui
- one should not take advantage of the good faith of others
Conjugation
edit Conjugation of approfittàre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
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- Rhymes:Italian/are
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