benefited from; received the benefit ofThis is the past participle form of bénéficier de, used with an auxiliary verb such as avoir: a bénéficié d'une bonne réputation. The expression is followed by a noun or pronoun. The present-tense form is bénéficie de or bénéficie d'.
FR: Il a bénéficié d'une bonne réputation comme spécialiste de chirurgie du cerveau.
EN: He benefited from a good reputation as a brain surgeon.