ADJ
- considerable, enormous, great, serious, severe, substantial, untold
- minor, slight
- extensive, widespread
- irreparable, irreversible, lasting, long-term, permanent
- The incident did permanent damage to relations between the two countries
- criminal, malicious, wilful
- He was prosecuted for criminal damage to a vehicle
- accidental
- The insurance policy covers the building for accidental damage
- emotional, environmental, mechanical, psychological, structural
- brain
- She suffered serious brain damage at birth
VERB + DAMAGE
- cause, do, inflict
- The earthquake caused widespread damage to property. They inflicted severe psychological damage on their opponents
- suffer
- repair
- prevent
PREP
- ~ by
- The palace suffered extensive damage by fire in 1825
- ~ from
- Crops are sprayed with chemicals to prevent damage from insects
- ~ to
- lasting damage to the environment
PHRASES
- the cost/value of the damage
- The cost of the damage is estimated at around $2 billion
- the extent of the damage
- At the moment it is difficult to assess the extent of the damage
VERB + DAMAGE
- incur, suffer
- damages incurred by the unfairly sacked workers
- claim, seek, sue (sb) for
- He decided to sue the company for damages
- assess
- The court will assess the damages
- apportion, award (sb)
- pay (sb)
- obtain, receive, recover, win
- be liable for, be liable in (law)
- If goods are lost in transit, the carrier will be liable for damages
DAMAGE + NOUN
- action, claim
- A woman is to bring a civil damages action against the men she alleges murdered her son
- award
PREP
- in ~
- They are claiming £45 million in damages
- ~ for
- He received damages for personal injury
- ~ of
- She was awarded damages of £90,000
PHRASES
- an action/a claim for damages
- The judge upheld her claim for damages against her former employer