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 →

2) To force a liquid or gas into something. tree →

3) To add a new quality to something: «inject some fun into the lesson». tree →

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 →
• People with diabetes may inject insulin every day. tree →
• The vet injected medicine into the dog. tree →
• The cook injected flavour into the turkey. tree →
• Our teacher injected some fun into the lesson with a game. tree →
• If you find a needle in the park, don't touch it; tell an adult. tree →
• The Serpent, irritated at the escape of his prey, injected his poison into the drinking horn of the countryman. tree →

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.
• Stinging nettles have tiny hairs that inject a stinging liquid.
• Tiny hairs on stinging nettle leaves inject a liquid that stings and itches, so keep away and wear long trousers on overgrown paths.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «inject» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.