benefit

«benefit» in Mova's school dictionary: something good or helpful that you get from something — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a benefit, benefits); verb (benefit, benefits, benefited, benefiting)

meaning for a pupil

1) A benefit is something good or helpful that you get from something. tree →

2) To benefit from something is to be helped by it. tree →

3) (UK, Ireland, Australia, NZ) Benefits are money the government gives to people who need help, for example when they have no job or are ill. tree →

4) A benefit is an event held to raise money for a cause, like a benefit concert. tree →

sense in the lessons

In health and science lessons: the benefits of exercise, sleep and healthy food. In maths and money: benefits paid per week or month. In stories: "for your benefit" means to help you. Phrases: benefit from, for the benefit of, the benefit of the doubt, on benefits (UK), give someone the benefit of the doubt.

examples

• Exercise has many benefits. tree →
• Plants benefit from sunlight. tree →
• One benefit of walking to school is fresh air. tree →
• Her family gets benefits while her dad is ill. tree →
• We held a benefit concert for the animal shelter. tree →
• I'll give you the benefit of the doubt and believe you. tree →
• Everyone will benefit from a quieter classroom. tree →
• The teacher repeated it for the benefit of latecomers. tree →

note

Countable noun. Verb past: benefited (one t, most common) or benefitted. Adjective: beneficial. "On benefits" (UK) can sound unkind about people; "getting support" is gentler.

In the corpora

• While a parent is unemployed the family may claim benefits and cut spending; free fun like parks and libraries helps.
• Benefits are paid for by everyone's taxes as a safety net, and many families who work get some help too.
• Child benefit is a small regular payment from the government to families with children, to help with things like shoes and food.
• Taxes pay for schools, the NHS, roads, police and benefits.
• "Would benefit from" (more practice, more reading) means the pupil badly needs it.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «benefit» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.