Meaning & use
harm
Physical or other injury or damage caused to a person, animal, or thing.
See it in a sentence
The chemical spill caused serious harm to the fish living in the river.
No harm came to the passengers despite the sudden and violent storm at sea.
A note on using this word
Harm is often used with 'do,' 'cause,' or 'come to,' as in 'do no harm' or 'no harm came to them.'
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Another way to use it
2. verb
To cause injury, damage, or a bad effect to someone or something.
The lawyer promised the new policy would not harm small local businesses.
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