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Harm Hurt Pollution Marine Life Verb Bre Hɑːm
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BrE / hɑːm / NAmE / hɑːrm / |
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- he would never harm anyone.
- pollution can harm marine life.
- these revelations will harm her chances of winning the election.
- he claimed that he had not intended to harm the girl.
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harm(verb)BrE / hɑːm / NAmE / hɑːrm / - to hurt or injure somebody or to damage something
- He would never harm anyone.
- Pollution can harm marine life.
- These revelations will harm her chances of winning the election.
- He claimed that he had not intended to harm the girl.
- Misusing drugs in pregnancy can seriously harm your baby.
- The fire badly damaged the town hall.
- emotionally damaged children
- Hard work never hurt anyone.
- Pollution can harm marine life.
- It won’t hurt him to have to wait a bit.
- Even one drink can impair driving performance.
- to be kind and gentle and unwilling to cause unhappiness
- to not hurt somebody physically in any way
Verb Forms- present simple I / you / we / they harm
- he / she / it harms
- past simple harmed
- past participle harmed
- -ing form harming
Word Origin- Old English hearm (noun), hearmian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to German Harm and Old Norse harmr ‘grief, sorrow’.
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