Definition
Past tense of benefit; received advantage, profit, or help from something.
Etymology
From Latin benefactum meaning 'good deed,' from bene 'well' + facere 'to do.' The spelling debate between 'benefited' and 'benefitted' reflects different conventions, with single-t preferred in American English.
Kelly Says
This word exemplifies one of English spelling's most contentious debates - whether to double the final consonant before adding -ed. American English typically uses one 't' while British English often doubles it, though both are considered correct.
Translations
ARالعربية
استفاد
is-ta-fa-d
CACatalà
ha beneficiat
ah be-ne-fee-CHAH-t
CSČeština
prospěl
proh-spehl
DADansk
har nydt
hah n-yt
DEDeutsch
profitiert
proh-fee-TEER-t
ELΕλληνικά
ωφελήθηκε
o-fee-leh-theh-ke
ESEspañol
beneficiado
be-ne-fee-THA-do
FAفارسی
منتفع شد
mon-ta-fe' shod
FISuomi
hyödyntynyt
hyö-dynt-yy-nyt
FRFrançais
bénéficié
be-ne-fee-SEE-ay
GUGU
લાભ થયો
lahb thay-yo
HAHA
ya samu fa'ida
yah sah-moo fah-ee-dah
HIहिन्दी
लाभान्वित
laabhaanvit
HUMagyar
előnyöket szerzett
eh-loh-nyoh-keht seh-rzet
IDBahasa Indonesia
diuntungkan
dee-oon-toong-kahn
IGIG
enwetara
ehn-weh-tah-rah
ITItaliano
beneficiato
be-ne-fee-CHAH-toh
JA日本語
利益を得た
ri-eki-wo-e-ta
KKKK
пайдасын алды
pay-dah-seen ahl-dee
KMKM
ទទួលបានអត្ថប្រយោជន៍
toh-tohl bah-an ak-tah-pra-yoh-chun
KO한국어
이익을 얻은
i-ik-eul-eo-deun
MRMR
लाभ झाला
lahb jha-lah
MSBahasa Melayu
mendapat faedah
meh-nah-pat fah-ed-ah
MYမြန်မာ
အကျိုးရှိ
ah-kyoh-shay
NLNederlands
gebaat
kheh-baht
NONorsk
har nytt
hah nytt
PAPA
ਲਾਭ ਖੱਟਿਆ
lahb khat-tee-ah
PLPolski
skorzystał
skoh-zhys-tahl
PTPortuguês
beneficiado
be-ne-fee-SEE-ah-do
RORomână
a beneficiat
ah be-ne-fee-CHAH-t
RUРусский
получил пользу
po-lu-chil' pol'zu
SVSvenska
gynnats
gyoo-nats
SWKiswahili
alijitajirisha
ah-lee-jah-tee-ree-shah
TAதமிழ்
பயனடைந்த
pay-an-ad-in-tha
TEతెలుగు
ప్రయోజనం పొందాడు
pry-o-jan-am pon-daa-du
THไทย
ได้รับประโยชน์
dai-rab-pra-yot
TLTL
nakinabang
nah-kee-nah-bahng
TRTürkçe
yararlanmış
yah-rah-rl-mish
UKУкраїнська
отримав користь
o-tri-mav kor-ist'
URاردو
فائدہ اٹھایا
faa-id-ah uth-aa-ya
VITiếng Việt
được lợi
duoc loi
ZUZU
ezinikelayo
eh-zee-nee-keh-lah-yoh