aprovechar

From a- +‎ provecho +‎ -ar.

• IPA^(key): /apɾobeˈt͡ʃaɾ/ [a.pɾo.β̞eˈt͡ʃaɾ]

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• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: a‧pro‧ve‧char

aprovechar (first-person singular present aprovecho, first-person singular preterite aproveché, past participle aprovechado)

1. (transitive) to make use of, to make the most of

   Aprovecha el tiempo.

   Make the most of the time.

2. (transitive, reflexive) to take advantage of, to leverage
3. (intransitive) to be useful
4. (intransitive) to improve

• “aprovechar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28