damage
To impair the soundness, goodness, or value ofTo impair the soundness, goodness, or value of; to harm or cause destruction.
» The damage was covered by insurance.
Der Schaden war durch die Versicherung abgedeckt.
Ущерб был покрыт страховкой.
Шкода була покрита страховкою.
Meaning
3 senses(transitive)To impair the soundness, goodness, or value of; to harm or cause destruction.
Be careful not to damage any of the fragile items while unpacking them.
Cold temperatures, heavy rain, falling rocks, strong winds and glacier movement can damage the equipment.
beschädigen
поврежда́тьpovreždátʹ, повреди́тьpovredítʹ, по́ртитьpórtitʹ
пошко́джуватиpoškódžuvaty, шко́дитиškódyty, псува́тиpsuváty
(transitive)To remove a damaged or unsalable item from the sales floor for processing.
Did you damage the items that the customer returned yet?
(intransitive, obsolete)To undergo damage; to take damage.
inflict damage upon
Examples
930 sentencesThe damage was covered by insurance.
Шкода була покрита страховкою.
ruУщерб был покрыт страховкой.
deDer Schaden war durch die Versicherung abgedeckt.
The building was heavily damaged by fire.
Будівля сильно постраждала від вогню.
ruЗдание сильно пострадало от огня.
deDas Gebäude wurde durch einen Brand schwer beschädigt.
His car was seriously damaged.
Його машину було серйозно ушкоджено.
ruЕго машина серьёзно пострадала.
deSein Wagen wurde schwer beschädigt.
Tom offered to pay for damages.
Том запропонував заплатити за збитки.
ruТом предложил заплатить за ущерб.
Tom's house was damaged by the flood.
Будинок Тома було ушкоджено повінню.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English damage, from Old French damage, from Vulgar Latin *damnāticum from ClaFrom Middle English damage, from Old French damage, from Vulgar Latin *damnāticum from Classical Latin damnum. Compare modern French dommage. Largely displaced native Middle English scath (whence unscathed). Cognate with Spanish daño, Portuguese dano, Italian danno, French dam, Romanian daună.
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Forms
damages, damaging, damaged, damagedSynonyms
79 synonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
12 patterns- house was damaged
- lot of damage
- damaged by the
- damaged in the
- for the damage
- wasn't damaged in
- wasn't damaged by
- how much damage
- was badly damaged
- badly damaged
- any damage
- much damage