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# injure

verb (injure, injures, injured, injuring)

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

## Everyday

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://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://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/injure/#m2)

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

## On Mova

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