harm

  • 21harm — 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 …

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  • 22harm — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, great, serious, untold (esp. BrE) ▪ He was clearly intent on inflicting serious harm on someone. ▪ irreparable, lasting …

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  • 23harm — 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… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 24HARM — Die AGM 88 HARM (High Speed Anti Radiation Missile) ist eine Luft Boden Rakete, die speziell zur Bekämpfung von bodengestützten Radaranlagen entwickelt wurde. Produziert wird sie heute von dem US Konzern Raytheon, ursprünglich wurde sie aber von… …

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  • 25harm — n. 1) to cause, do harm 2) to undo harm 3) considerable, grave, great, immeasurable, irreparable, severe harm 4) (grievous) bodily harm 5) harm in; to (there is no harm in doing that; was any harm done to the children?) * * * [hɑːm] do harm grave …

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  • 26harm*/ — [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… …

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  • 27harm — {{11}}harm (n.) O.E. hearm hurt, evil, grief, pain, insult, from P.Gmc. *harmaz (Cf. O.S. harm, O.N. harmr, O.Fris. herm insult; pain, O.H.G. harm, Ger. Harm grief, sorrow, harm ), from PIE *kormo pain. {{12}}harm (v.) O.E …

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  • 28harm — 01. The car was almost totally destroyed in the accident, but luckily none of the passengers was seriously [harmed]. 02. There is a message on cigarette packages which warns that if a pregnant mother smokes, it can [harm] the baby. 03. Drinking… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 29harm — • grämelse, bitterhet, smärta, harm, förbittring, förtret, förargelse, bedrövelse • förtrytelse, harm, förtret, förargelse, missnöje, förnärmelse, vrede • förtret • förargelse, harm, vrede, förtret, misshumör, ilska, förbittring, förtrytelse •… …

    Svensk synonymlexikon

  • 30harm — [[t]hɑrm[/t]] n. 1) injury or damage; hurt: to do someone bodily harm[/ex] 2) moral injury; evil; wrong 3) to do or cause harm to; injure; damage; hurt: to harm one s reputation[/ex] • in Etymology: bef. 900; ME; OE hearm, c. OOHG harm, ON harmr… …

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