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Collocations for harm - noun

ADJECTIVE

considerable, great, serious, untold (esp. BrE)
He was clearly intent on inflicting serious harm on someone.
irreparable, lasting, permanent
emotional, mental, physical, psychological
elderly people in danger of physical or emotional harm
economic, environmental

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VERB + harm

cause, do, inflict
The huge fall in exports has done a great deal of harm to the economy.
mean (sb), wish sb
I'm sorry if I upset you—I didn't mean any harm.
No one wishes you harm.
come to, suffer
I don't think he'll come to any harm if his mother is with him.
keep sb from, prevent, protect sb from, shield sb from
The children were removed from their parents to prevent harm to them.
She tried to shield her child from harm.

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harm + VERB

come to sb/sth
I don't want any harm to come to these pictures.

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PREPOSITION

harm from
babies at risk of serious harm from their parents
harm to
the harm done to the environment

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PHRASES

more harm than good
The drugs he was prescribed did him more harm than good.
out of harm's way
The younger children were kept out of harm's way.

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Collocations for harm - verb

ADVERB

seriously
Misusing drugs in pregnancy can seriously harm your baby.
deliberately
physically

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VERB + harm

intend to, want to
He claimed that he had not intended to harm the girl.
try to

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Harm is used with these nouns as the object:
economy, environment, health, trade, wildlife

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