approfittare
Italian edit
Etymology edit
From a- + profitto + -are. Compare Portuguese aproveitar, Spanish aprovechar.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
approfittàre (first-person singular present approfìtto, first-person singular past historic approfittài, past participle approfittàto, auxiliary avére) (intransitive)
- to make use, to take advantage [+ di (object) = 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)