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# inject

«inject» in Mova's school dictionary: **To put a medicine or liquid into the body with a needle…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (inject, injects, injected, injecting)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To put a medicine or liquid into the body with a needle (a syringe). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inject/#m1)

2) To force a liquid or gas into something. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inject/#m2)

3) To add a new quality to something: «inject some fun into the lesson». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inject/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In health: nurses inject vaccines to protect us from diseases; people with diabetes inject insulin. In safety: never touch needles you find — tell an adult. In everyday speech «inject some energy/humour» means to add it. Phrases: «inject with», «inject into». Noun: injection (a jab or shot).

### examples

- The nurse injected the vaccine into my arm. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inject/#x1)
- People with diabetes may inject insulin every day. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inject/#x2)
- The vet injected medicine into the dog. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inject/#x3)
- The cook injected flavour into the turkey. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inject/#x4)
- Our teacher injected some fun into the lesson with a game. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inject/#x5)
- If you find a needle in the park, don't touch it; tell an adult. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inject/#x6)
- The Serpent, irritated at the escape of his prey, injected his poison into the drinking horn of the countryman. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inject/#x7)

### note

Regular verb: injected, injecting. Noun: injection (also «jab» UK, «shot» US). You inject a substance into something, or inject a person with something.

### In the corpora

- [Ants and nettles inject formic acid and other chemicals that irritate the nerves in your skin.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/chemistry/15-acids-in-the-kitchen/16/)
- [Stinging nettles have tiny hairs that inject a stinging liquid.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/237-plants-that-sting-and-poison/1/)
- [Tiny hairs on stinging nettle leaves inject a liquid that stings and itches, so keep away and wear long trousers on overgrown paths.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/237-plants-that-sting-and-poison/10/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «inject» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inject/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.