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# beneficial

adjective (beneficial, more beneficial, most beneficial); noun benefit

«beneficial» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Good for you or helpful; having a good effect. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beneficial/#m1)
2. (formal) Giving an advantage or profit. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beneficial/#m2)

### In the lessons

In science and health: «beneficial bacteria», «exercise is beneficial to health». In exams it is the formal word for helpful or good. Phrases: beneficial to/for, mutually beneficial (good for both sides).

### Examples

- Exercise is beneficial to your health. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beneficial/#x1)
- Ladybirds are beneficial insects because they eat pests. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beneficial/#x2)
- Some bacteria are beneficial. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beneficial/#x3)
- Reading every day is very beneficial. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beneficial/#x4)
- The deal was beneficial for both teams. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beneficial/#x5)
- Sleep is beneficial for memory. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beneficial/#x6)

### Note

Pronounced ben-uh-FISH-ul. Followed by «to» or «for». A more everyday word is «good for» or «helpful». Opposite: harmful, detrimental.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «beneficial» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beneficial/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«beneficial» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/beneficial.html) on Mova free.