benefit
verb/ˈbenɪfɪt/
/ˈbenɪfɪt/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they benefit | /ˈbenɪfɪt/ /ˈbenɪfɪt/ |
| he / she / it benefits | /ˈbenɪfɪts/ /ˈbenɪfɪts/ |
| past simple benefited | /ˈbenɪfɪtɪd/ /ˈbenɪfɪtɪd/ |
| past participle benefited | /ˈbenɪfɪtɪd/ /ˈbenɪfɪtɪd/ |
| past simple benefitted | /ˈbenɪfɪtɪd/ /ˈbenɪfɪtɪd/ |
| past participle benefitted | /ˈbenɪfɪtɪd/ /ˈbenɪfɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form benefiting | /ˈbenɪfɪtɪŋ/ /ˈbenɪfɪtɪŋ/ |
| -ing form benefitting | /ˈbenɪfɪtɪŋ/ /ˈbenɪfɪtɪŋ/ |
- [transitive] benefit somebody to be useful to somebody or improve their life in some way
- We should spend the money on something that will benefit everyone.
- The new tax laws will clearly benefit those on low wages.
- The project will benefit the local community as a whole.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- considerably
- enormously
- greatly
- …
- from
- [intransitive] to be in a better position because of something
- We all benefit when our young people realize their potential.
- benefit from something Who exactly stands to benefit from these changes?
- benefit by doing something Most crime victims benefit greatly by talking about their experiences.
Extra Examples- We benefited directly from the reorganization.
- We both benefited financially from the arrangement.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- considerably
- enormously
- greatly
- …
- from
Word Originlate Middle English (originally denoting a kind deed or something well done): from Old French bienfet, from Latin benefactum ‘good deed’, from bene facere ‘do good (to)’.
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