Benefiting
/ˈbɛnɪfɪtɪŋ/
verbBeginner📊CommonAction
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Definitions
1
To receive advantage, profit, or improvement.
/ˈbɛnɪfɪtɪŋ/
verbpositiveBeginner
Action
Receiving an advantage or improvement.
She is benefiting greatly from the yoga classes.
💡 Simply: To get something good from something.
More Examples
2
The community is benefiting from the new park.
How It's Used
General
"The company is benefiting from the new marketing campaign."
Medical
"Patients are benefiting from the new treatment."
From Middle English *benefiten, from Old French *benefiter, from Latin *benefacere 'to do good'.
Historically, 'benefiting' has been used similarly to its modern usage, emphasizing the positive outcome of an action or situation.
Memory tip
Think of 'benefit' - it's getting something good.
Word Origin
Original meaning
"to do good"
Base: benefit
benefiting frombenefit greatlysignificantly benefiting
Common misspellings
benifitingbenifitting
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