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Motivated vs Benefitted - What's the difference?

motivated | benefitted |

As verbs the difference between motivated and benefitted

is that motivated is (motivate) while benefitted is (benefit).

As an adjective motivated

is enthusiastic, especially about striving toward a goal.

motivated

English

Verb

(head)
  • (motivate)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Enthusiastic, especially about striving toward a goal.
    • We're looking for a highly motivated individual who will fit into our fast-paced corporate culture.
  • * 2001 , Norman E. Wallen, Jack R. Fraenkel, Educational Research: A Guide to the Process , page 177,
    • It seems reasonable to assume that academically able students are more motivated' toward academic activities than those less able, and that students from higher socioeconomic levels are more ' motivated toward school than those from lower socioeconomic levels.
  • * 2009 , J. Dan Rothwell, In Mixed Company: Communicating in Small Groups and Teams , page 373,
    • In every instance, she has expressed enormous frustration with social loafers—virtual group members whose lackluster motivation leaves the bulk of group projects to members who are more motivated to excel.
  • * 2010 , Leif H. Smith, Todd M. Kays, Sports Psychology for Dummies , page 47,
    • As an athlete, you'll feel more motivated when you're confident in your skill set and believe in your ability to continue to improve.

    benefitted

    English

    Alternative forms

    * benefited

    Verb

    (head)
  • (benefit)

    • Usage notes

    * Only verbs derived from (fit) have the present participle and past spelled with double "t". Verbs otherwise derived, like (benefit), (profit), and (discomfit) have present participle and past spelled with a single "t". More than 10% of the occurrences of these forms are spelled with a double "tt" in edited works in the US, fewer in the UK. Dictionaries do not recognize the double-"t" spelling, despite its persistence for at least 200 years in the US.