benefitted

/ˈbɛnəfɪtɪd/

verbben · e · fit · ted

Think: “I got a BENEFIT, so I BENEFIT-TED”—add “-ted” and remember the double T in benefitted.

Yes, it's benefitted. In American English, both spellings exist, but “benefited” (one t) is more common; “benefitted” keeps a double T before -ed.

Definition

  1. verbPast tense and past participle of benefit; received help, an advantage, or a good result.

Examples

  • She benefitted from extra tutoring before the final exam.
  • The town benefitted greatly after the new bridge improved access to jobs.
  • He never realized how much he had benefitted from his grandparents’ advice.

Synonyms

gainedprofitedadvancedimprovedwas helped

Antonyms

lostsuffered

Translations

ES se beneficióPT beneficiou-seFR a bénéficié

Common misspellings

benifittedbenefetedbenifitedbenefittedtbenefittededbenefitteddbenefitedbenefitted

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