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# injury

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

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

## Everyday

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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/injury/#m1)
2. An injury can also mean harm to someone's feelings or reputation (rare for pupils). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/injury/#m2)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/injury/#x1)
- Wearing a helmet helps to prevent head injuries. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/injury/#x2)
- The rabbit had an injury on its leg, so we took it to the vet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/injury/#x3)
- Luckily, nobody suffered any injuries in the crash. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/injury/#x4)
- Tell a teacher straight away if you see an injury in the playground. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/injury/#x5)
- Ice on the path can cause injuries. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/injury/#x6)
- The doctor cleaned the injury and put on a bandage. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/injury/#x7)
- Minor injuries can be treated with first aid. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/injury/#x8)
- When he had fallen down again without injury, the giant said: ‘What is this? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/injury/#x9)

### 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.

## On Mova

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