damage
part of speech
noun (damage, uncountable); verb (damage, damages, damaged, damaging)
meaning for a pupil
1) Damage is harm done to something so that it is broken, spoiled or weaker. tree →
2) To damage something means to harm or break it. tree →
3) Damages (plural) is money a court tells someone to pay for harm they caused. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In Ezra and Daniel it means harm or loss to the king and his treasury. In Proverbs it means harm that comes from foolishness. Interpretation: Proverbs is read as teaching that trusting a fool brings harm to yourself. In the primary lessons: In science and geography damage is what storms, floods, earthquakes and fires do to buildings and land. In health lessons loud noise damages hearing, sun damages skin, and sugar damages teeth. In everyday life you say sorry and try to fix things if you damage someone's property. Phrases: cause damage, do damage, storm damage, brain damage, damage control.
examples
- And take heed that ye be not slack herein; why should damage grow to the hurt of the kings?' (Writings EZR.4.22, JPS 1917) tree →
- He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off his own feet, and drinketh damage. (Writings PRO.26.6, JPS 1917) tree →
- and over them three presidents, of whom Daniel was one; that these satraps might give account unto them, and that the king should have no damage. (Writings DAN.6.3, JPS 1917) tree →
- The storm caused a lot of damage to the roof. tree →
- Loud music can damage your ears. tree →
- Too much sun can damage your skin. tree →
- He damaged his bike when he rode into the wall. tree →
- The flood damaged many houses. tree →
- Sugar damages your teeth if you don't brush. tree →
- Be careful with library books; don't damage them. tree →
- Did the hail do any damage to the car? tree →
- "Oh, it's quite dry and isn't damaged at all. tree →
note
As a noun «damage» is uncountable: «a lot of damage», not «damages» or «a damage». Things are damaged (harmed) or destroyed (completely ruined). Regular verb: damaged, damaging.
In the corpora
- He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off his own feet, and drinketh damage.
- And take heed that ye be not slack herein; why should damage grow to the hurt of the kings?'
- A rental deposit is money held in case of damage, and it comes back if the home is left in good condition.
- A mural is a big planned painting on a wall; without permission painting on walls is damage, even at home.
- Mangrove roots break waves and hold the soil, and after the 2004 tsunami, places with mangroves often had less damage.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «damage» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.