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{
"term": "harmful",
"partOfSpeech": "adjective",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "b2",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "causing damage or injury to somebody/something, especially to a person’s health or to the environment",
"sensetop": "harmful to somebody/something",
"examples": [
{
"text": "the **harmful effects** of alcohol"
},
{
"text": "harmful substances/chemicals/bacteria"
},
{
"text": "the sun’s harmful ultra-violet rays"
},
{
"text": "Many household products are **potentially harmful**."
},
{
"text": "Exercising in polluted air is harmful to your health.",
"contextForm": "harmful to somebody/something"
},
{
"text": "Fruit juices can be harmful to children's teeth."
},
{
"text": "Keep food chilled to prevent the spread of harmful bacteria."
},
{
"text": "Not all virus infections are necessarily harmful."
},
{
"text": "These pesticides are environmentally harmful."
},
{
"text": "The spraying could prove harmful to humans."
},
{
"text": "The extensive use of fertilizers is harmful to the environment."
}
],
"collocations": {
"verbs": ["be", "prove", "become"],
"adverb": ["extremely", "very", "particularly"],
"preposition": ["to"]
}
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈhɑːmfl/",
"audio": "ha/harmful/harmful__gb_3.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈhɑːrmfl/",
"audio": "ha/harmful/harmful__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": null
}