injure
verb (used with object)
to do or cause harm of any kind to; damage; hurt; impair.
injured
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past participleof injure.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof injure.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
injureverb (used with object)to do or cause harm of any kind to; damage; hurt; impair. -
a word derived from
injure.
injureverb (used with object)to do or cause harm of any kind to; damage; hurt; impair.
Example Sentences
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All-Star closer Edwin Díaz has blown four saves while saving just seven games this season in between stints on the injured list — Tucker and Díaz, insult to injury.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026
Syria has condemned an Israeli attack on the village of Beit Jinn, southwest of the country's capital Damascus, which officials said hit a civilian vehicle and left several people injured.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
Justin Wrobleski, dealing with forearm inflammation, will be in the bullpen when he returns from the 15-day injured list.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026
All five people were casino employees, and no guests were involved or injured, according to a Placer County Sheriff’s spokesperson.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
They fanned out at once to attend to the injured Vapostori.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
