benefit
To be or to provide a benefit toTo be or to provide a benefit to.
» Who benefits from this?
Wer hat etwas davon? — raggione
Хто отримує від цього зиск? — deniko
Кому це вигідно? — glossboss
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 senses(transitive)To be or to provide a benefit to.
von Vorteil sein, nutzen
derive a benefit from
(intransitive)To receive a benefit (from); to be a beneficiary.
profitieren
Examples
392 sentencesWho benefits from this?
Хто отримує від цього зиск? — deniko
deWer hat etwas davon? — raggione
Who could benefit from this?
Хто може отримати від цього зиск? — deniko
This law will benefit the poor.
ruЭтот закон поможет бедным. — Hellerick
deDie Armen werden von diesem Gesetz profitieren. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Give him the benefit of the doubt.
ruПредоставьте ему право на разумное сомнение. — averoes
deLass deinen Zweifel ihm zum Vorteile gereichen! — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Have you already applied for unemployment benefits?
deHast du schon Arbeitslosenunterstützung beantragt? — Waldelfe
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 2
Origin
From Late Middle English benefytt, benefett, alteration (due to Latin bene-) of benfet, biFrom Late Middle English benefytt, benefett, alteration (due to Latin bene-) of benfet, bienfet, bienfait (“good or noble deed”), from Anglo-Norman benfet (“well-done”), Middle French bienfait, from Old French bienfet, bienfait (“foredeal, favour”), from past participle of bienfaire (“to do good, do well”), from bien (“well”) + faire (“to do”), modelled after Latin benefactum (“good deed”). More at benefactor.
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Forms
benefits, benefiting, benefited, benefited| Base form | benefit · to benefit |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | benefits |
| Present participle | benefiting |
| Past simple | benefited / benefitted |
| Past participle | benefited / benefitted |
irregular
Synonyms
6 synonymsAntonyms
2 antonymsWord family
21 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle