injure
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 →
2) To injure someone's feelings or pride means to upset them. tree →
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 →
- Be careful not to injure yourself on the trampoline. tree →
- Two people were injured in the car crash. tree →
- The injured bird could not fly. tree →
- Running by the pool can injure you if you slip. tree →
- She was injured but not badly. tree →
- The rescue team carried the injured climber down the mountain. tree →
- His pride was injured when he lost. tree →
- But his father answered: ‘Both your brothers have injured themselves. tree →
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.
- Piranhas have razor-sharp teeth and tear at dead or injured fish, but most are timid scavengers that shoal for safety.
- If you find an injured wild bird, tell an adult who can call a wildlife rescue, because wild animals need special care.
- Falling from more than about your own height onto a hard surface can break bones or injure your head.
- Furniture and televisions that tip over injure many young children every year.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «injure» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.