How to pronounce “injure”
Say “injure” in 2 beats
injure
/ˈɪndʒɚ/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɪndʒə/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- ɪnɪnstress
- dʒɚdʒɚ
- IPA (American)
- /ˈɪndʒɚ/
- IPA (British)
- /ɪndʒə/
- Respelling
- IN-juh
- Syllables
- 2 — ꞮN-dʒɚ
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: ꞮN-dʒɚ. “ɪn” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- verb
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ˈɪndʒɚ/
/ɪndʒə/
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What “injure” means
- verb
cause injuries or bodily harm to
- verb
hurt the feelings of
“She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests”
- verb
cause damage or affect negatively
“Our business was hurt by the new competition”
Say it in a sentence
“Mind the loose step; you could easily injure an ankle.”“injure”, answered
How do you pronounce “injure”?
“injure” is pronounced /ˈɪndʒɚ/ (IN-juh) in American English and /ɪndʒə/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “ɪn”. Build it as ꞮN-dʒɚ, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “injure” have?
2: ɪn · dʒɚ. The beat lands on the first, “ɪn”.
Is “injure” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈɪndʒɚ/ (IN-juh); British English says /ɪndʒə/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “injure” mean?
As a verb: cause injuries or bodily harm to For example: “Mind the loose step; you could easily injure an ankle.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “injure”?
Stress the first syllable: ꞮN-dʒɚ. “ɪn” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
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