Meaning
to take advantage
- to take advantage of, to exploit
- to make the most of
In a sentence
Approfitto del sole per fare una passeggiata.
I'm taking advantage of the sun to go for a walk.
Hai approfittato dello sconto al supermercato?
Did you take advantage of the discount at the supermarket?
Non approfittare della mia pazienza, per favore.
Don't take advantage of my patience, please.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| approfittare | infinitive |
| approfittiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| approfitto | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| approfittate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| approfitti | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| approfittano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| approfitta | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| approfittavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| approfittavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| approfittavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| approfittavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| approfittavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| approfittava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| approfittammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| approfittai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| approfittaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| approfittasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| approfittarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| approfittò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| approfitteremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| approfitterò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| approfitterete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| approfitterai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| approfitteranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| approfitterà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| approfittiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| approfitti | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| approfittiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| approfitti | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| approfittino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| approfitti | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| approfittassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| approfittassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| approfittaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| approfittassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| approfittassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| approfittasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| approfitteremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| approfitterei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| approfittereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| approfitteresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| approfitterebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| approfitterebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| approfittiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| approfittate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| approfitta | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| approfittando | gerund |
| approfittato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Often used as approfittare di + noun/infinitive: approfittare del bel tempo, approfittare per chiedere.
- Approfittarsi di usually means exploiting someone or something unfairly; approfittare alone can be neutral or positive.
- It takes avere in compound tenses: ho approfittato, not sono approfittato.