Does keyword in meta description not help in ranking on Google anymore?

[burling]

Hello friends,
One of my SEO expert friend told me that keyword in meta description does not help in ranking on Google anymore?

[roycpo]

A page would then be boosted on a keyword phrase if that particular keyword phrase was also found in the meta description, along with title tag and content. In 2009, Google officially declared that a statement entitled Google does not use the keywords meta tag in web ranking.

[Optnation]

All search engines became smarter and had a much better ranking algorithm. Since meta tags for keywords were often spammed, many started to find ways to do away with this method and look at your actual content.

[MVM Infotech]

Meta Description Attribute. This is a quite useful meta tag as, very simply, it explains to search engines and (sometimes) searchers themselves what your page is about. ... Google has also stated that keywords in meta descriptions won't affect your rankings.

[davidweb09]

Yes, We use Keywords in Meta Title, Description, ALT tags, to increase the website ranking. https://www.binderworks.com/

[rksharma]

Meta descriptions are still used by most search engines including Google. There is some argument if meta descriptions are still a ranking factor for Google, but, it has more uses than just helping your ranking. When someone searches for your website, they first see the blue line of text, this is your Title tag.