HARM


Meaning of HARM in English

I.

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ considerable , great , serious , untold ( esp. BrE )

He was clearly intent on inflicting serious ~ on someone.

▪ irreparable , lasting , permanent

▪ emotional , mental , physical , psychological

elderly people in danger of physical or emotional ~

▪ economic , environmental

VERB + HARM

▪ cause , do , inflict

The huge fall in exports has done a great deal of ~ to the economy.

▪ mean (sb) , wish sb

I'm sorry if I upset you—I didn't mean any ~.

No one wishes you ~.

▪ come to , suffer

I don't think he'll come to any ~ if his mother is with him.

▪ keep sb from , prevent , protect sb from , shield sb from

The children were removed from their parents to prevent ~ to them.

She tried to shield her child from ~.

HARM + VERB

▪ come to sb/sth

I don't want any ~ to come to these pictures.

PREPOSITION

▪ ~ from

babies at risk of serious ~ from their parents

▪ ~ to

the ~ done to the environment

PHRASES

▪ more ~ than good

The drugs he was prescribed did him more ~ than good.

▪ out of harm's way

The younger children were kept out of harm's way.

II.

verb

ADVERB

▪ seriously

Misusing drugs in pregnancy can seriously ~ your baby.

▪ deliberately

▪ physically

VERB + HARM

▪ intend to , want to

He claimed that he had not intended to ~ the girl.

▪ try to

Harm is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ economy , ↑ environment , ↑ health , ↑ trade , ↑ wildlife

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