injury

«injury» in Mova's school dictionary: harm done to a person's or animal's body, such as a cut… — 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

noun (an injury, injuries); verb injure; adjective injured

meaning for a pupil

1) An injury is harm done to a person's or animal's body, such as a cut, a bruise, a broken bone or a burn. tree →

2) An injury can also mean harm to someone's feelings or reputation (rare for pupils). tree →

sense in the lessons

In safety and first aid lessons injuries are what we try to prevent: wear helmets, pads and seat belts; and if there is an injury, tell an adult, and for serious ones call emergency help. In sport, players can be injured and must stop playing. In stories an injury raises danger and shows a character's courage. Phrases: a serious injury, a minor injury, sports injury, head injury, without injury.

examples

• He had a knee injury and couldn't play football. tree →
• Wearing a helmet helps to prevent head injuries. tree →
• The rabbit had an injury on its leg, so we took it to the vet. tree →
• Luckily, nobody suffered any injuries in the crash. tree →
• Tell a teacher straight away if you see an injury in the playground. tree →
• Ice on the path can cause injuries. tree →
• The doctor cleaned the injury and put on a bandage. tree →
• Minor injuries can be treated with first aid. tree →
• When he had fallen down again without injury, the giant said: ‘What is this? tree →

note

Plural: injuries (y → ies). The verb is «injure» (injured, injuring); «injured» is also the adjective («an injured bird»). Do not move someone with a possible neck or back injury; get an adult or call for help.

In the corpora

• Playing too long without breaks can cause overuse injuries, and pushing through pain can make them worse.
• Some Smilodon skeletons show healed injuries, so scientists think they may have lived in groups, though this is still argued about.
• "Succumbed to his injuries" means he died of his injuries; it is used in official reports and the news.
• "Adverse event" is medical jargon for harm or injury caused by medical treatment.
• "Battle fatigue" is an old name for the mental injury soldiers get from combat, now called trauma.

Trees and pragmatics

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