Information about the word benefit (English → Esperanto: profiti)

Synonyms: profit, gain, take advantage of

Part of speechverb
Pronunciation/ˈbɛnɪfɪt/
Hyphenationben·e·fit
Shavian alphabet𐑚𐑧𐑯𐑦𐑓𐑦𐑑
Deseret alphabet𐐺𐐯𐑌𐐮𐑁𐐮𐐻

Conjugation

Indicative mood
Present tensePast tense
(I) benefit(I) benefitted
(thou) benefittest(thou) benefittedst
(he) benefits, benefitteth(he) benefitted
(we) benefit(we) benefitted
(you) benefit(you) benefitted
(they) benefit(they) benefitted
Subjunctive mood
Present tensePast tense
(I) benefit (I) benefitted
(thou) benefit(thou) benefitted
(he) benefit(he) benefitted
(we) benefit(we) benefitted
(you) benefit(you) benefitted
(they) benefit(they) benefitted
Participles
Present participlePast participle
benefittingbenefitted

Usage samples

As the year draws to its end, Johnson would benefit from the support of his big brother across the pond.
Speaking to the Financial Times, Sajid Javid admitted not all businesses would benefit from Brexit.
The government wants the money to be used for humanitarian aid, but Mr Abramovič insisted it should be used for “all victims of the war”, meaning that Russians could also benefit.

Translations

Catalanaprofitar‐se
Danishprofitere
Dutchprofiteren; voordeel trekken uit; winst maken
Esperantoprofiti
Finnishhyötyä
Frenchprofiter
Germanprofitieren
Italianapprofittare
Portugueseaproveitar; lucrar; tirar proveito de
Saterland Frisianprofitierje
Spanishaprovecharse
Swedishprofitera