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# injure

«injure» in Mova's school dictionary: **to hurt a person or an animal so that part of the body is…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (injure, injures, injured, injuring)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To injure means to hurt a person or an animal so that part of the body is damaged, for example in an accident or a fall. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/injure/#m1)

2) To injure someone's feelings or pride means to upset them. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/injure/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In safety lessons, many rules exist so that nobody gets injured: walk, don't run, near the pool; wear helmets; tidy up so nobody trips. In first aid, an injured person should be kept still and warm, and you should get an adult or call emergency services (999 UK/Ireland, 911 USA/Canada, 000 Australia, 111 New Zealand). In news and stories, «injured» tells the reader someone was hurt. Phrases: «badly injured», «seriously injured», «injured in an accident», «injure yourself».

### examples

- He injured his knee playing football. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/injure/#x1)
- Be careful not to injure yourself on the trampoline. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/injure/#x2)
- Two people were injured in the car crash. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/injure/#x3)
- The injured bird could not fly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/injure/#x4)
- Running by the pool can injure you if you slip. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/injure/#x5)
- She was injured but not badly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/injure/#x6)
- The rescue team carried the injured climber down the mountain. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/injure/#x7)
- His pride was injured when he lost. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/injure/#x8)
- But his father answered: ‘Both your brothers have injured themselves. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/injure/#x9)

### note

Past: «injured». Noun: «injury, injuries»; adjective «injured». «Injure» is used for living things; for objects say «damage». It is a bit more formal than «hurt»: «hurt your leg» = «injure your leg».

### In the corpora

- [Zebras defend themselves with powerful kicks and bites that can badly injure a lion, and they have never been tamed like horses.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/25-horses-zebras-and-donkeys/13/)
- [Piranhas have razor-sharp teeth and tear at dead or injured fish, but most are timid scavengers that shoal for safety.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/155-the-amazon-river/9/)
- [If you find an injured wild bird, tell an adult who can call a wildlife rescue, because wild animals need special care.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/226-kindness-to-wild-animals/12/)
- [Falling from more than about your own height onto a hard surface can break bones or injure your head.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/4-climbing/19/)
- [Furniture and televisions that tip over injure many young children every year.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/40-home-safety-reasoning/29/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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