/pʁɔ.fi.te/
Translation
to make the most of, to take advantage of
Word origin
From profit, from Latin profectus ('progress, advance, gain'), the past participle of proficere ('to make headway, to be useful'). English profit was borrowed from the same Old French noun.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- profectus
- English cognates
- profit, proficient
Grammar
Conjugation
Regular -er conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.
Indicative
| Person | Present | Imperfect | Past historic | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | profite | profitais | profitai | profiterai | profiterais |
| tu | profites | profitais | profitas | profiteras | profiterais |
| il/elle | profite | profitait | profita | profitera | profiterait |
| nous | profitons | profitions | profitâmes | profiterons | profiterions |
| vous | profitez | profitiez | profitâtes | profiterez | profiteriez |
| ils/elles | profitent | profitaient | profitèrent | profiteront | profiteraient |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| je | profite | profitasse |
| tu | profites | profitasses |
| il/elle | profite | profitât |
| nous | profitions | profitassions |
| vous | profitiez | profitassiez |
| ils/elles | profitent | profitassent |
Imperative
| Person | Affirmative |
|---|---|
| tu | profite |
| nous | profitons |
| vous | profitez |
Non-finite
- Gerund / present participle
- profitant
- Past participle
- profité · profitée · profités · profitées
Examples
, .
Make the most of the sun, it will not last.
repeindre .
We took advantage of the holidays to repaint the kitchen.
Asie.
He is making the most of his retirement to travel in Asia.
aux .
This change mainly benefits large companies.
.
She took advantage of my absence to search my desk.
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