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Harm Person Animal Means Physical Damage Caused Verb

word harm
definition
verb
To harm a person or animal means to cause them physical injury, usually on purpose .
The hijackers seemed anxious not to harm anyone.
To harm a thing, or sometimes a person, means to damage them or make them less effective or successful than they were.
...a warning that the product may harm the environment.
Low-priced imports will harm the industry.
noun
Harm is physical injury to a person or an animal which is usually caused on purpose.
All dogs are capable of doing harm to human beings.
Harm is the damage to something which is caused by a particular course of action .
The abuse of your powers does harm to all other officers who do their job properly.
To cut taxes would probably do the economy more harm than good.
inflections harmsharmingharmed
cefr-level B2

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