Definition "inject" in Collins English Dictionary & Thesaurus

Translation Dictionary Conjugation More...

Free dictionary online: English, Spanish, French, Italian, Chinese, German, Russian translations, definitions, synonyms...

English Cobuild

English Thesaurus

Other Dictionary

Collaborative dictionary

See also:

injection
injudicious
injunction
injure

inject (injects 3rd person present) (injecting present participle) (injected past tense & past participle )

1 verb To inject someone with a substance such as a medicine means to put it into their body using a device with a needle called a syringe.
His son was injected with strong drugs... be V-ed with n

2 verb If you inject a new, exciting, or interesting quality into a situation, you add it.
She kept trying to inject a little fun into their relationship... V n into n

3 verb If you inject money or resources into a business or organization, you provide more money or resources for it. (BUSINESS)
He has injected £5.6 billion into the health service. V n into n

Collaborative Dictionary

New user: Sign up
Existing user: Login

"Collins Cobuild English Dictionary for Advanced Learners 4th edition published in 2003 © HarperCollins Publishers 1987, 1995, 2001, 2003 and Collins A-Z Thesaurus 1st edition first published in 1995 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995"