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Harm Hurt Pollution Marine Life Verb Bre Hɑːm

Word harm
WordType (verb)
Phonetic BrE / hɑːm / NAmE / hɑːrm /
Example
  • 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 /
  1. 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.
  2. to be kind and gentle and unwilling to cause unhappiness
  3. to not hurt somebody physically in any way
  4. 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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