Homonyms - Harm (As a Noun and Verb)

1. (noun) - injury or damage
- Skipping a meal once in a while won't do you any harm.
- You could always ask Jim if you could borrow his car for the day. There's no harm in asking.
- Vigorous exercise combined with lack of sleep can do more harm than good.


2. (verb) - to hurt somebody or damage something.
- Thankfully, no one was harmed in the fire.
- The company's reputation has been severely (=seriously) harmed by a number of scandals.