# harms

Pronunciation: US say "HARMZ" /hɑɹmz/; UK say "HAHMZ" /hɑːmz/

## Noun

1. Plural of harm. — plural of harm
   - Simple: Plural of harm. Use this when you talk about more than one kind of hurt or damage.
   - _Researchers documented the long-term harms of untreated lead exposure._
   - _The new safety code aims to reduce workplace harms across the industry._

## Verb

2. Third-person singular simple present of harm. — third-person singular simple present indicative of harm
   - Simple: Third-person singular of harm. Use this form with he, she, or it to mean hurting or damaging something.
   - _Smoking harms nearly every organ in the body._
   - _Runoff from the factory harms fish populations downstream._

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