Question 1 · Quick check
injure
CEFRB1
/ˈɪn.d͡ʒɚ/
verb
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In plain English
- 01
verb
To hurt a person or animal physically.
- 02
verb
Extra detailTo damage or impair.
Examples
Too much smoking tends to injure the voice.
You may injure yourself if you don't follow safety procedures.
At a glance
Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 4
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Synonyms
- 5
Deep Dive
verb
Extra meaningsTo do injustice to.
To wound or cause physical harm to a living creature.
More examples
In contextThe rugby team's star player got injured in a violent collision.
I injured my ankle playing tennis.
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Origin
verb
A back-formation from injury, from Anglo-Norman injurie, from Latin iniūria (“injustice; wrong; offense”), from in- (“not”) + iūs, iūris (“right, law”).