No. 1,965 in Dutch
baten
To benefit; to profit.
In a sentence
Wat baat het om zo veel te werken als je nooit vrije tijd hebt?
What benefit does it have to work so much if you never have free time?
'baten' is used here as a verb in the sense of 'to benefit' or 'to be of use'.
Het baatte niet dat hij zo hard studeerde zonder goede begeleiding.
It did not help that he studied so hard without good guidance.
'baten' is used in past tense to express that something did not benefit or yield significant improvement.
De nieuwe regelingen zullen de organisatie zeker baten.
The new regulations will certainly benefit the organization.
Here, 'baten' refers to the verb's future influence, indicating likely positive effects of a change.
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