Meaning
Hurt or damage done to a person, an animal or a thing.
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Word origin
From Old English hearm, meaning hurt, grief or damage.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- hearm
Examples
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"Do harm to" something means damage it.
Smoking .
"Harm" is uncountable, so it has no plural here.
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Here "harm" is a verb: to hurt someone or something.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 17, lesson 12: harm, punch, actor and 7 more words.