harm

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /hɑrm/
• (UK) IPA ^(key): /hɑːm/

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Noun

Singular harm

Plural harms

1. (uncountable) To harm someone means to hurt someone; to injure someone.

   In the attack, he caused her serious bodily harm.

   Please be careful, but luckily this time there was no harm done.

   Smoking during pregnancy can seriously harm your baby.

Verb

Plain form harm

Third-person singular harms

Past tense harmed

Past participle harmed

Present participle harming

1. (transitive) To harm something means to damage something.

Related words

• harmful
• harmless