harm
/hɑːm/noun
उच्चारण हार्म
हानि, नुकसान, क्षति, चोट
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damage or injury that is caused by a person or an event
हानि, नुकसान, क्षति, चोट
- The storm did a lot of harm to the crops.
- He meant no harm by his remark.
- Smoking causes serious harm to the lungs.
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- Too much screen time can do harm to your eyes.
- A little rain will do no harm to the plants.
- There is no harm in asking.
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[T] ~ sb/sth
to hurt or injure somebody; to damage something
हानि पहुँचाना, नुकसान करना, चोट पहुँचाना
- The dog will not harm you.
- Pollution has harmed the river badly.
- The scandal harmed his reputation.
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- The chemicals harm the fish in the river.
- Don't harm the animals in the forest.
- Lies can harm a friendship.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
do harm to sb / sth
Do harm to is the usual collocation; the harm is done to the person or thing affected.
'Do harm to' सामान्य collocation है; जिसे नुकसान हो, उसके लिए 'to' आता है।
- Too much sugar does harm to your teeth.
- The scandal did great harm to the company.
harm (verb) + object
As a verb, harm is transitive and takes a direct object with no preposition.
Verb के रूप में 'harm' transitive है और बिना preposition सीधे object लेता है।
- Smoking harms the lungs.
- No one wants to harm the old woman.
harm (uncountable)
The noun harm is uncountable. It has no plural, so harms is wrong.
Noun 'harm' uncountable है। इसका plural नहीं होता, इसलिए 'harms' गलत है।
- Little harm was done by the delay.
- The flood caused serious harm to crops.
no harm in doing sth / it does no harm to do sth
Used to say that something is worth trying and has no risk.
यह बताने के लिए कि कोई काम करने में कोई जोखिम नहीं और आज़माने योग्य है।
- There is no harm in asking the teacher again.
- It does no harm to revise once more.
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verb + harm
causedosuffermeanriskavoid
- Pollution causes great harm to children.
adjective + harm
seriouslastingphysicalpermanentirreparablegreat
- The accident did no permanent harm.
harm + noun phrase
the environmentyour healththe economya childthe reputation
- False rumours can harm a person's reputation.
harm + preposition phrase
out of harm's waycome to no harmby no means harmfulto the body
- Keep the children out of harm's way.
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- Radhika meant no harm when she borrowed the book.
किताब उधार लेते समय राधिका का कोई बुरा इरादा नहीं था।
- The heavy rain did little harm to the sturdy bridge.
तेज़ बारिश ने मज़बूत पुल को बहुत कम नुकसान पहुँचाया।
- Some chemicals harm the fish in the river.
कुछ रसायन नदी की मछलियों को नुकसान पहुँचाते हैं।
- It would do no harm to check the answer sheet once more.
उत्तर-पुस्तिका को एक बार और जाँच लेने में कोई हर्ज नहीं होगा।
- The shepherd kept the lambs out of harm's way during the storm.
चरवाहे ने तूफ़ान के दौरान मेमनों को खतरे से दूर रखा।
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✗ Smoking is harm for health.
✓ Smoking is harmful to health.
After is, an adjective is needed, and harmful takes to. Harm is a noun.
'Is' के बाद adjective चाहिए और 'harmful' के साथ 'to' आता है। 'Harm' noun है।
✗ The storm did many harms to the farmers.
✓ The storm did great harm to the farmers.
Harm is uncountable, so it cannot be plural or follow many.
'Harm' uncountable है, इसलिए यह plural नहीं हो सकता और 'many' के बाद नहीं आ सकता।
✗ Smoking harms to your lungs.
✓ Smoking harms your lungs.
The verb harm is transitive and needs no preposition.
क्रिया 'harm' transitive है और इसे preposition की ज़रूरत नहीं।
✗ There is no harm to ask the teacher.
✓ There is no harm in asking the teacher.
The pattern is no harm in + -ing.
रचना 'no harm in + -ing' है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Harm, damage and injury differ in what is affected.
Harm, damage और injury में अंतर इस बात का है कि क्या प्रभावित होता है।
General word for hurt or loss to people, things or interests.
लोगों, वस्तुओं या हितों को पहुँची चोट या हानि के लिए सामान्य शब्द।
- The scandal did harm to the party.
Physical harm to things, or loss in value.
वस्तुओं को पहुँची भौतिक हानि, या मूल्य में कमी।
- The flood damaged the road.
Physical hurt to a living body.
किसी जीवित शरीर को पहुँची शारीरिक चोट।
- He escaped without injury.
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there is no harm in doing sth | it does no harm to do sth
it is sensible to do something, even if it may not be necessary
कुछ करने में कोई हर्ज नहीं
- There is no harm in asking for an extension.
out of harm's way
in a safe place
सुरक्षित जगह पर, खतरे से दूर
- Keep the medicines out of harm's way, away from the children.
come to no harm
to be safe; not to be hurt
सुरक्षित रहना, कोई नुकसान न होना
- The children came to no harm in the storm.
no harm done
used to say that something bad that happened is not serious
कोई नुकसान नहीं हुआ, कोई बात नहीं
- You spilt the tea? No harm done.
more harm than good
a worse rather than a better result
फ़ायदे से ज़्यादा नुकसान
- Too much coaching can do more harm than good.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?
harm, damage, injury and hurt
Harm is the general word for any bad effect: 'harm to health'. Damage is harm to things: 'damage to the car'. Injury is harm to the body: 'a head injury'. Hurt is both verb and adjective and includes feelings: 'hurt his feelings'. You damage a thing, injure a person, harm either, and hurt a person's body or feelings.
Harm किसी भी बुरे प्रभाव का सामान्य शब्द है: 'harm to health'। Damage चीज़ों को नुकसान है: 'damage to the car'। Injury शरीर को नुकसान है: 'a head injury'। Hurt verb और adjective दोनों है और भावनाओं को भी समेटता है: 'hurt his feelings'। चीज़ को damage, व्यक्ति को injure, दोनों को harm, और व्यक्ति के शरीर या भावनाओं को hurt करते हैं।
The harm/damage/injury/hurt set is a usage item.
Harm, damage, injury और hurt का सेट usage में आता है।
§Grammar and usage
Harm to sb/sth; harmful to.
Usage: noun के साथ 'harm to sb/sth' आता है और adjective के साथ 'harmful to' आता है, जैसे 'Smoking is harmful to health.' यहाँ preposition 'to' ही लगता है।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
No harm in, out of harm's way, come to no harm, no harm done, more harm than good, do sb harm.
Idioms: no harm in (कोशिश करने में कोई नुकसान नहीं), out of harm's way (खतरे से दूर सुरक्षित), come to no harm (सुरक्षित रहना), no harm done (कोई नुकसान नहीं हुआ), more harm than good (फ़ायदे से ज़्यादा नुकसान), do sb harm (किसी को नुकसान पहुँचाना)।