Definition of wound 1 verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

wound1

verb

/wuːnd/

[often passive]

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they wound	/wuːnd/ /wuːnd/
he / she / it wounds	/wuːndz/ /wuːndz/
past simple wounded	/ˈwuːndɪd/ /ˈwuːndɪd/
past participle wounded	/ˈwuːndɪd/ /ˈwuːndɪd/
-ing form wounding	/ˈwuːndɪŋ/ /ˈwuːndɪŋ/

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wound somebody/something to injure part of the body, especially by making a hole in the skin using a weapon
- He had been wounded in the arm.
- The driver was seriously wounded in the shooting.
- Two soldiers were wounded in yesterday's fighting.
- She was fatally wounded in the attack.
- His leg had been badly wounded in the helicopter crash.
Synonyms injure
injurewound ▪ hurt ▪ bruise ▪ sprain ▪ pull ▪ strainThese words all mean to harm yourself or somebody else physically, especially in an accident.
injure to harm yourself or somebody else physically, especially in an accident:
He injured his knee playing hockey.
Three people were injured in the crash.
wound [often passive] (rather formal) to injure part of the body, especially by making a hole in the skin using a weapon:
50 people were seriously wounded in the attack.
Wound is often used to talk about people being hurt in war or in other attacks that affect a lot of people.hurt to cause physical pain to somebody/yourself; to injure somebody/yourself:
Did you hurt yourself?
injure or hurt?You can hurt or injure a part of the body in an accident. Hurt emphasizes the physical pain caused; injure emphasizes that the part of the body has been damaged in some way.
bruise to make a blue, brown or purple mark (= a bruise) appear on the skin after somebody has fallen or been hit; to develop a bruisesprain to injure part of your body, especially your ankle, wrist or knee, by suddenly twisting it, causing pain and swellingpull to damage a muscle, etc., by using too much forcestrain to injure yourself or part of your body by making it work too hard:
Don’t strain your eyes by reading in poor light.
Patterns
- to injure/hurt/strain yourself
- to injure/hurt/sprain/pull/strain a muscle
- to injure/hurt/sprain your ankle/foot/knee/wrist/hand
- to injure/hurt/strain your back/shoulder/eyes
- to injure/hurt your spine/neck
- to be badly/severely/slightly injured/wounded/hurt/bruised/sprained
Extra Examples
- One reporter was wounded in the leg.
- She was fatally wounded in a car crash.
- About 50 people were seriously wounded in the attack.
- He was mortally wounded by an assassin.
- Police fired on demonstrators, killing thirteen and wounding fourteen others.
Topics War and conflictb2, Health problemsb2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- badly
- critically
- gravely
- …
preposition
- in
phrases
- the walking wounded
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wound somebody/something to hurt somebody’s feelings
- She had been deeply wounded by his remarks.
- Friends say he has been wounded by the criticism.
- Their indifference wounded him.
- You wounded his pride.
- It seemed to me I had wounded her ego.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- deeply
- emotionally
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Word OriginOld English wund (noun), wundian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch wond and German Wunde, of unknown ultimate origin.

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