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Prepositions after verbs

Prepositions used with injure

Injure usually takes a direct object. Prepositions after it often express place, cause, or time rather than fixed verb combinations.

Quick answer

Does injure take a preposition?

Normally no. We say someone injured a person or body part. Prepositions such as in, by, at, on, and during usually add details about where, how, or when the injury happened.

She injured her ankle during training.
He was injured in the crash.
Several workers were injured by falling debris.

Choose the pattern by meaning

These forms are not interchangeable. Choose the construction by meaning, not by which preposition appears most often.

1
injure + person/body part

Direct object after injure

Injure usually takes the affected person or body part directly.

The fall injured his shoulder.
2
injured in + event/place

Stating where the injury happened

Use in for accidents, wars, games, and locations.

Two players were injured in the match.
3
injured by + cause

Naming the cause

Use by for the thing that caused harm.

She was injured by broken glass.

See the difference in context

The same subject can take different constructions because each sentence answers a different question.

Construction
Example
Meaning
injured in
He was injured in a fire.
location or event of injury
injured by
They were injured by the explosion.
cause of injury
injured during
She was injured during practice.
time when the injury happened
injure at
He was injured at work.
location adjunct, not a fixed pattern

Common mistakes

Some combinations appear in real text but do not mean what learners often assume.

Adding unnecessary prepositions

Injure often works without any preposition.

✕ She injured on her knee. ✓ She injured her knee.

Confusing by and in

By names the cause; in names the event or place.

✓ He was injured in the accident by flying metal.

Quick practice

Choose the expression that matches the intended meaning.

1. He injured his back ___ training.
2. Several people were injured ___ the explosion.
3. She was injured ___ a skiing accident.

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Frequently asked questions

Can injure be used in passive voice?

Yes. Forms such as was injured in and was injured by are very common.

What is the difference between hurt and injure?

Injure is more formal and often suggests physical damage.

Can I say injured at work?

Yes. At work describes the location and is not a fixed complement of injure.

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