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# inject

verb (inject, injects, injected, injecting)

«inject» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To put a medicine or liquid into the body with a needle (a syringe). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inject/#m1)
2. To force a liquid or gas into something. [tree →](https://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://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inject/#m3)

### 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://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inject/#x1)
- People with diabetes may inject insulin every day. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inject/#x2)
- The vet injected medicine into the dog. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inject/#x3)
- The cook injected flavour into the turkey. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inject/#x4)
- Our teacher injected some fun into the lesson with a game. [tree →](https://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://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://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.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «inject» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inject/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«inject» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/inject.html) on Mova free.