harm (verb)
1harm — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, great, serious, untold (esp. BrE) ▪ He was clearly intent on inflicting serious harm on someone. ▪ irreparable, lasting …
2harm — harm1 [ harm ] noun uncount ** injury, damage, or problems caused by something you do: projects that lead to environmental harm do/cause (someone) harm: The occasional piece of candy doesn t do you any harm. The new law is likely to do… …
3harm — n: loss of or damage to a person s right, property, or physical or mental well being: injury harm vt Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …
4harm — Ⅰ. harm UK US /hɑːm/ noun [C or U] ► damage done to something: »The board failed to prove irreparable harm in its suit against the council. »The harms associated with climate change are serious and well recognized. not do (any) harm to sb/sth… …
5Harm — (durch Kummer u.a. ersetzt) Sm erw. obs. (8. Jh.), mhd. harm, ahd. harm, as. harm m./n. Stammwort Aus g. * harma m. Harm , auch in anord. harmr, ae. hearm, afr. herm. Falls akslav. sramŭ Schande und avest. fšarəma m. Scham(gefühl) (mpers. šarm,… …
6harm — ► NOUN 1) physical injury, especially that which is deliberately inflicted. 2) material damage. 3) actual or potential ill effect. ► VERB 1) physically injure. 2) have an adverse effect on. ● …
7harm — [[t]hɑ͟ː(r)m[/t]] ♦♦♦ harms, harming, harmed 1) VERB To harm a person or animal means to cause them physical injury, usually on purpose. [V n] The hijackers seemed anxious not to harm anyone. Syn: injure, hurt 2) N UNCOUNT: oft N to n …
8harm — I UK [hɑː(r)m] / US [hɑrm] noun [uncountable] ** injury, damage, or problems caused by something that you do projects that lead to environmental harm do/cause (someone) harm: Eating sweets occasionally doesn t do children any harm. The new law is …
9harm — 1 noun (U) 1 damage, injury, or trouble caused by someone s actions or by an event: do harm to: Modern farming methods have done considerable harm to the countryside. | do more harm than good (=cause even more problems rather than improving the… …
10harm*/ — [hɑːm] noun [U] I injury, damage, or problems caused by something that you do Eating sweets occasionally doesn t do children any harm.[/ex] Changes to the law may do more harm than good (= make things worse not better).[/ex] • not mean any harm… …
