Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with injury in American Collocation
injury
noun
countable/uncountable
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
affecting a body part
He miraculously escaped serious physical injury.
to several parts of the body
He was struck by a passing car, sustaining multiple injuries, from which he later died.
serious
She suffered a serious injury to her head.
not serious
Two people were treated in hospital for minor injuries.
caused by work
Manual handling is a cause of many work-related injuries.
caused accidentally/not accidentally
Falls are the main cause of accidental injury to children.
It is quite likely that the injuries were non-accidental, and that the child was, in fact, assaulted.
affecting a body part
He has sustained a brain injury.
caused by a particular action or activity
Whiplash injury is a very common consequence of car accidents.
receive an injury
He had picked up a back injury during training.
No other injuries were sustained.
have an injury
Dave was nursing a hand injury.
She was plagued by injury all season.
pretend to have an injury
He feigned injury to get a medical certificate.
cause an injury
Fireworks can inflict terrible injuries.
deal with an injury
He may play this weekend after overcoming an ankle injury.
make an injury worse
Do not attempt to move them: this could exacerbate the injuries.
avoid or reduce injury
Several men escaped injury in the explosion.
Cycle helmets may reduce head injury by up to 80 per cent.
happen
Don’t continue to exercise if an injury occurs.
be a result of
We will not pay compensation for any injury, unless it results from our negligence.
get better
Although her physical injuries have healed, the trauma of that day will remain with her for a long time.