Meaning of "harm" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD HARM

Old English hearm; related to Old Norse harmr grief, Old High German harm injury, Old Slavonic sramǔ disgrace.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF HARM

harm  [hɑːm]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HARM

Harm is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb harm in English.

WHAT DOES HARM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Harm

Harm is a moral and legal concept. Bernard Gert construes harms as any of the following: ▪ pain ▪ death ▪ disability ▪ loss of ability or freedom ▪ loss of pleasure Joel Feinberg gives an account of harms as setbacks to interests. He distinguishes welfare interests from ulterior interests. Hence on his view there are two kinds of harms. Welfare interests are interests in the continuance for a foreseeable interval of one's life, and the interests in one's own physical health and vigor, the integrity and normal functioning of one's body, the absence of absorbing pain and suffering or grotesque disfigurement, minimal intellectual acuity, emotional stability, the absence of groundless anxieties and resentments, the capacity to engage normally in social intercourse and to enjoy and maintain friendships, at least minimal income and financial security, a tolerable social and physical environment, and a certain amount of freedom from interference and coercion.

Definition of harm in the English dictionary

The first definition of harm in the dictionary is physical or mental injury or damage. Other definition of harm is moral evil or wrongdoing. Harm is also to injure physically, morally, or mentally.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO HARM

PRESENT

Present

I harm

you harm

he/she/it harms

we harm

you harm

they harm

Present continuous

I am harming

you are harming

he/she/it is harming

we are harming

you are harming

they are harming

Present perfect

I have harmed

you have harmed

he/she/it has harmed

we have harmed

you have harmed

they have harmed

Present perfect continuous

I have been harming

you have been harming

he/she/it has been harming

we have been harming

you have been harming

they have been harming

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I harmed

you harmed

he/she/it harmed

we harmed

you harmed

they harmed

Past continuous

I was harming

you were harming

he/she/it was harming

we were harming

you were harming

they were harming

Past perfect

I had harmed

you had harmed

he/she/it had harmed

we had harmed

you had harmed

they had harmed

Past perfect continuous

I had been harming

you had been harming

he/she/it had been harming

we had been harming

you had been harming

they had been harming

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will harm

you will harm

he/she/it will harm

we will harm

you will harm

they will harm

Future continuous

I will be harming

you will be harming

he/she/it will be harming

we will be harming

you will be harming

they will be harming

Future perfect

I will have harmed

you will have harmed

he/she/it will have harmed

we will have harmed

you will have harmed

they will have harmed

Future perfect continuous

I will have been harming

you will have been harming

he/she/it will have been harming

we will have been harming

you will have been harming

they will have been harming

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would harm

you would harm

he/she/it would harm

we would harm

you would harm

they would harm

Conditional continuous

I would be harming

you would be harming

he/she/it would be harming

we would be harming

you would be harming

they would be harming

Conditional perfect

I would have harm

you would have harm

he/she/it would have harm

we would have harm

you would have harm

they would have harm

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been harming

you would have been harming

he/she/it would have been harming

we would have been harming

you would have been harming

they would have been harming

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you harm
we let´s harm
you harm

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to harm

Past participle

harmed

Present Participle

harming

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «HARM»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «harm» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of harm

abuse · blemish · damage · detriment · disservice · distress · evil · hurt · ill · ill-treat · ill-use · immorality · impair · impairment · iniquity · injure · injury · lay a finger on · loss · maltreat · mar · mischief · misfortune · molest · ruin · sin · sinfulness · spoil · suffering · vice · wickedness · wound · wrong

TRANSLATION OF HARM

Find out the translation of harm to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of harm from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «harm» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 伤害
• Translator English - Spanish: hacer daño
• English: harm
• Translator English - Hindi: नुकसान
• Translator English - Arabic: يَضُرُ
• Translator English - Russian: вредить
• Translator English - Portuguese: prejudicar
• Translator English - Bengali: ক্ষতি
• Translator English - French: nuire
• Translator English - Malay: Bahaya
• Translator English - German: schaden
• Translator English - Japanese: 害する
• Translator English - Korean: 해치다
• Translator English - Javanese: Gawe piala
• Translator English - Vietnamese: làm hại
• Translator English - Tamil: தீங்கு
• Translator English - Marathi: हानी
• Translator English - Turkish: zarar
• Translator English - Italian: danneggiare
• Translator English - Polish: zaszkodzić
• Translator English - Ukrainian: шкода
• Translator English - Romanian: a răni
• Translator English - Greek: βλάπτω
• Translator English - Afrikaans: skade
• Translator English - Swedish: skada
• Translator English - Norwegian: skade

10 QUOTES WITH «HARM»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word harm.

1

William Adams

At which time came to us many boats and we suffered them to come aboard, being not able to resist them, which people did us no harm, neither of us understanding the one the other.

2

Richard V. Allen

Our system provides for a winner to take office on January 20th, and he is expected to take command of the ship of state. Failure to do so, characterized by hesitation and indecision, will harm the national interest.

3

Tom Allen

I think we have a moral obligation to our children that can be easily summarized: number one, protect them from harm.

4

Julian Baggini

Anger clearly has its proper place at work, which is neither wholly absent nor ever present. The manager who is an emotional blank is just as hard to work for as the volcanic boss, and both can do great harm by setting an unhelpful example for what kind of emotional expression is expected and accepted.

5

Andre Balazs

I don't think it ever does any harm in any business to feel that there is someone there who cares about it. If you look at any business, fashion being the most obvious, the aura, or the reality of the designer, is part of what creates it. It's true in luxury goods stores and in good food stores. It leaves a palpable sense that someone cares.

6

Des Browne

I do not believe it makes sense to say that nuclear weapons are inherently evil. In certain circumstances, they can play a positive role - as they have in the past. But clearly they have a power to do great harm.

7

Stephen Cambone

The third group is focused on counterintelligence and security. I think the reason for that is fairly evident, in terms of vulnerabilities of the department and the harm that can come to it by failing to detect when we have, in fact, been harmed.

8

James Cameron

I blame it on Walt Disney, where animals are given human qualities. People don't understand that a wild animal is not something that is nice to pat. It can seriously harm you.

9

Richard Carmona

I still look at my job as being a doctor of the people, and I'm going to look at the science... If we can find a viable alternative that gave us harm reduction as people are withdrawing from nicotine, I'm happy to engage in that science and see if we can do that.

10

David Chang

Don't even get me started. I'm not against all vegetarians. But if you're a vegetarian for ethical reasons, you may be causing more harm.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HARM»

Discover the use of harm in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to harm and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

How We Do Harm: A Doctor Breaks Ranks About Being Sick in ...

How We Do Harm exposes the underbelly of healthcare today—the overtreatment of the rich, the under treatment of the poor, the financial conflicts of interest that determine the care that physicians’ provide, insurance companies that ...

Otis Webb Brawley, MD, Paul Goldberg, 2012

Do No Harm: How Aid Can Support Peace--or War

Echoing the words of the Hippocratic Oath, the author challenges aid agency staff to take responsibility for the ways that their assistance affects conflicts.

Mary B. Anderson, 1999

Bodily Harm: The Breakthrough Healing Program for Self-Injurers

An exploration of self-mutilation, a growing phenomenon among women and teenagers still widely misunderstood by the medical community, offers a treatment regimen, defining the problem, explaining its origins, and offering advice.

Karen Conterio, Wendy Lader, 1999

Freedom from Self-Harm: Overcoming Self-Injury with Skills ...

This book has been awarded The Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Self-Help Seal of Merit — an award bestowed on outstanding self-help books that are consistent with cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) principles and that ...

Alexander L. Chapman, Kim L. Gratz, 2009

Harm to Others

This first volume in the four-volume series The Moral Limits of the Criminal Law focuses on the "harm principle," the commonsense view that prevention of harm to persons other than the perpetrator is a legitimate purpose of criminal ...

Joel Feinberg, 1984

Harm to Self

This is the third volume of Joel Feinberg's highly regarded The Moral Limits of the Criminal Law, a four-volume series in which Feinberg skillfully addresses a complex question: What kinds of conduct may the state make criminal without ...

Tucson Joel Feinberg Professor of Philosophy University of Arizona, 1986

Deliberate Self-Harm in Adolescence

Deliberate Self-Harm in Adolescence clearly summarizes and evaluates current research into suicidal behaviour - it is essential reading for social workers, mental health professionals, GPs, teachers and parents.

Claudie Fox, Keith Hawton, 2004

Practicing Harm Reduction Psychotherapy, Second Edition: An ...

This acclaimed clinical guide, now substantially revised and updated, has helped thousands of clinicians put the proven principles of harm reduction into practice with therapy clients who have substance use problems.

Patt Denning, Jeannie Little, 2011

First Do No Harm: Law, Ethics and Healthcare

This collection of essays from leading figures in the field of medical law and ethics is a lasting testimony to the work of one of the most eminent scholars in the area, Professor Ken Mason.

Professor Sheila A McLean, 2013

Animal Harm: Perspectives on Why People Harm and Kill Animals

Taking a broad approach, this book considers the killing and harming of animals in an international context and examines the effectiveness of current legislation, policy and sentencing.

Dr Angus Nurse, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HARM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term harm is used in the context of the following news items.

Redefine ideas of success, harm reduction group to | Sudbury Star

A harm reduction home is a residence where chronically homeless substance abusers live and receive services, including several drinks a day. «The Sudbury Star, Jul 15»

Radio show delivers harm reduction message | Stuff.co.nz

A Nelson radio show that discusses how to reduce the harm associated with intravenous drug use has gone from strength to strength since it ... «The Nelson Mail, Jul 15»

Homeopathic Treatments: Do They Help or Harm? - LiveScience

Although some people say homeopathy, a type of alternative medicine, is safe and leads to better outcomes when used along with ... «Live Science, Jul 15»

Internet cap may harm business: municipality | The Chronicle Herald

Internet cap may harm business: municipality. PATRICIA BROOKS ARENBURG Business Reporter Published July 14, 2015 - 1:06pm. Last Updated July 14, ... «TheChronicleHerald.ca, Jul 15»

Higher energy prices will harm minorities the most | TheHill

Here's one that should be at the top of the list: the Obama administration's new Clean Power Plan and the disproportionate harm it will impose ... «The Hill, Jul 15»

Disputes harm cinema, students: Varun Dhawan on FTII row

MUMBAI: As the strike at Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) continues over the appointment of TV actor Gajendra Chauhan, Bollywood ... «Economic Times, Jul 15»

Violence, self-harm rife in UK prisons amid continued govt cuts …

He said murders, cases of self-harm, serious assaults and violence are on the rise in male prisons. Hardwick, who will step down from his role ... «RT, Jul 15»

12 Teachings That Harm the Church — Charisma News

I have heard it said that "balance is the key to life." I agree with that statement, as I have found that any truth taken to the extreme (that ignores ... «Charisma News, Jul 15»

Kenneth Crockett appears in court charged with grievous bodily harm

He is charged with one count of grievous bodily harm with intent in relation to an incident in a communal garden, in Oxford Road, in the early ... «getreading, Jul 15»

Peabody Energy to White House: Greenhouse Gas a 'Non-Existent …

It's like what we discovered with tobacco – the more you push back the date of knowledge of the harm, the more you delay any remediation, the ... «De Smog Blog, Jul 15»