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harm


Definition: Meaning of, harm in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / hɑːm /

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  1. damage, injury, or trouble caused by someone's actions or by an event
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  2. come to no harm/not come to any harm to not be hurt or damaged
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  3. mean no harm/not mean any harm to have no intention of hurting or upsetting anyone
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  4. there's no harm in doing something/it does no harm to do something spoken used to suggest something to someone
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  5. it wouldn't do somebody any harm to do something spoken used to suggest that someone should do something that may be helpful or useful to them
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  6. out of harm's way if someone or something is out of harm's way, they are in a place where they cannot be hurt or damaged
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  7. out of harm's way if something dangerous is out of harm's way, it is in a place where it cannot hurt anyone or damage anything
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
harm harmed harmed
Present Participle Third Person Singular
harming harms
[transitive]
  1. to damage something
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  2. to physically hurt a person or animal
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  3. harm somebody's image/reputation to make people have a worse opinion of a person or group
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harm used in phrases

  • grievous bodily harm (noun)
    1. British English law serious injury caused by a criminal attack [=  GBH]
  • self-harm (noun)
    1. physical harm that someone deliberately does to their own body, for example cutting their skin with a knife
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