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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Benefit \Ben"e*fit\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Benefited; p. pr. &
vb. n. Benefitting.]
To be beneficial to; to do good to; to advantage; to advance
in health or prosperity; to be useful to; to profit.
[1913 Webster]
I will repent of the good, wherewith I said I would
benefit them. --Jer. xviii.
10.
[1913 Webster]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Benefit \Ben"e*fit\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Benefited; p. pr. &
vb. n. Benefitting.]
To be beneficial to; to do good to; to advantage; to advance
in health or prosperity; to be useful to; to profit.
I will repent of the good, wherewith I said I would
benefit them. --Jer. xviii.
10.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
benefit
n 1: financial assistance in time of need
2: something that aids or promotes well-being; "for the common
good" [syn: welfare]
3: a performance to raise money for a charitable cause
v 1: derive a benefit from; "She profited from his vast
experience" [syn: profit, gain]
2: be beneficial for; "This will do you good" [syn: do good]
[also: benefitting, benefitted]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
benefitting
See benefit
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
benefitting
alt.
(present participle of en benefit nocat=1)
vb.
(present participle of en benefit nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
benefitting
alt.
(present participle of en benefit nocat=1)
vb.
(present participle of en benefit nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
benefitting
alt.
(present participle of en benefit nocat=1)
vb.
(present participle of en benefit nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
benefitting
alt.
(present participle of en benefit nocat=1)
vb.
(present participle of en benefit nocat=1)
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
benefitting /bˈɛnɪfˌɪtɪŋ/
nützend, zugute kommend, Vorteile bringend, zum Vorteil gereichend, etwas bringend
Synonym: benefiting
see: benefit sb., benefitted, benefited, benefits, benefitted, benefited, Aid will benefit the local population.
From IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]/ˈbɛnəfɪtɪŋ/