Meaning & use
benefit without a doubt
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Meaning
phraseidiom
To gain an advantage or good result from something in a way that is completely certain.
Grammar: Use it after a subject and before 'from': 'Patients benefit without a doubt from this treatment.' It is not used as an adjective before a noun.
Patterns
- benefit without a doubt from something
- someone benefits without a doubt
Students benefit without a doubt from regular feedback on their writing.
The local economy will benefit without a doubt from the new rail link.
If you practice daily, you will benefit without a doubt.
Common combinations
- benefit without a doubt from something
- Small businesses benefit without a doubt from lower taxes.
- will benefit without a doubt
- The team will benefit without a doubt from her experience.
- benefit without a doubt
- Children benefit without a doubt when parents read to them.
Synonyms and how they differ
- certainly benefit
- This is the more usual word order: 'certainly benefit from' rather than 'benefit without a doubt from'.
- definitely benefit
- Similar meaning but slightly less emphatic and more common in everyday speech.
Word family
- benefit verb
- To gain an advantage from something.
- beneficial adjective
- Having a good effect; helpful.
Commonly confused: benefit without a doubt or without doubt?
benefit without a doubt vs without doubt
'Without doubt' means 'certainly' on its own, but it does not include the idea of gaining an advantage.
Practice
Choose the correct sentence.
Choose one answer.
The verb 'benefit' is followed by 'from' when talking about the source of the advantage. 'Of' and 'for' do not fit this pattern, and 'benefit' must agree with 'she' as 'benefits'.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “benefit without a doubt”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.