utnyttja

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Swedish

Etymology

ut +‎ nyttja

Pronunciation

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Verb

utnyttja (present utnyttjar, preterite utnyttjade, supine utnyttjat, imperative utnyttja)

  1. to use, to make use of, to take advantage of (seize or make gainful use of an opportunity, circumstance, or the like)
    Du borde verkligen utnyttja möjligheten att förlänga avtalet
    You should really use the opportunity to extend the agreement
  2. to exploit, to take advantage of, (when for example sexually) to abuse
    bli sexuellt utnyttjad
    be sexually abused
    bli utnyttjad av andra
    be taken advantage of by others
    otillbörligt utnyttja sin ställning
    take undue advantage of one's position

Usage notes

(sense 2) is (sense 1) with an implication of exploitation.

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