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beneficial

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /ˌbɛnəˈfɪʃəl/ · UK /ˌbɛnɪˈfɪʃəl/

beneficial means: Helping someone or making something better.

adjective

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Helping someone or making something better.

  • Walking is beneficial for your health.
  • The new rules had beneficial effects on air quality.
  • Would this treatment be beneficial to older patients?

How to use it: beneficial to someone/something (These changes are beneficial to local businesses.); beneficial for someone/something (Regular exercise is beneficial for your health.)

Similar words: helpful, useful

Opposites: harmful

Common phrases: beneficial effects, beneficial to someone, mutually beneficial

Questions about beneficial

What does beneficial mean?

Helping someone or making something better.

What is beneficial in other languages?

Türkçe: faydalı · Español: beneficioso · Français: bénéfique · Deutsch: vorteilhaft · Italiano: benefico · 日本語: 有益な

How do you pronounce beneficial?

In American English /ˌbɛnəˈfɪʃəl/; in British English /ˌbɛnɪˈfɪʃəl/.

How do you use beneficial in a sentence?

Walking is beneficial for your health. The new rules had beneficial effects on air quality.

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