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Be careful not to inhale the fumes from the paint. —ANTONYM exhale

in • her • it / in ' heret / ( in her • its , in • her • it • ing , in her • it • ed )

to get money or things from someone who has died Katie inherited some money from her grandmother.

( biology ) to receive a quality, a physical characteristic, etc. from your parents or family

She inherited her father's gift for languages.

in • her • i • tance / in ' herэtэns / noun [ count, noncount ]

money or things that you get from someone who has died She spent her inheritance in just one year.

in • hu • mane / linhyu' mein / adjective

very cruel; not caring if people or animals suffer the inhumane conditions of some zoo animals

—ANTONYM humane in • i • tial 1 aw / I ' nijl /

first

My initial reaction was to say "no."

in • i • tial • lyAWL / i 'nijln / adverb Initially, the system worked well. —SYNONYM at first

in • i • tial 2 AWL / I'nijl / noun [ count ]

the first letter of a person's name John Walton's initials are J. W.

in • i • ti • ate AWL / I 'nijieit / verb ( formal ) ( in i ti ates , in i • ti • at ing , in • i ti • at • ed )

to start something to initiate peace talks

in • i • ti • a • tion AwB / ^щл eijn / noun

[noncount]

an act of making someone part of a group, often with a special ceremony an initiation ceremony

in • i • tia • tive АШИ /1 ' niRiv / noun

[ count ] a new plan that is introduced to solve a problem

a government initiative to help small business owners

[ noncount ] the ability to see and do what is necessary without waiting for someone to tell you

Don't keep asking me what to do — use your initiative .

in • ject / in ' d3ekt / verb (in • jects,in • ject• ing ,in • ject•ed )

( health ) to put a drug into a person's body using a special needle (called a syringe )

in • jec • tion / in ' d3ek/n / noun [ count, noncount ]

a steroid injection —SYNONYM shot

in • jure Ф AWL / ' ш13эг / verb (in • jures , in • jur • ing , in • jured )

( health ) to hurt yourself or someone else, especially in an accident

She injured her arm during a tennis match. Joe was injured in a car accident.

in • jured AWL / ' ш13эг1 / adjective

The injured woman was taken to the hospital.

in • ju • ry Ф AWL / ' ш13эг1 / noun

[ count, noncount ] ( plural in • ju • ries ) ( health ) damage to the body of a person or an animal He had serious head injuries . Collocations Injuries being injured hurt/injure yourself/your ankle/your arm break a bone/your leg/three ribs bruise/cut/graze your arm/your knee/your shoulder sprain/twist your ankle/your wrist treatment

examine/clean/disinfect a wound put on a Band-Aid™/a bandage be on/take painkillers/antibiotics

—Look at the note at illness .

in • jus • tice / in' dзлstэs / noun

[ count, noncount ]

the fact of a situation not being fair or right the struggle against injustice

ink / igk / noun [ count, noncount ] liquid for writing and printing Please write in black or blue ink . My printer has run out of ink.

in • land / |in ' lrend / adverb in or toward the middle of a country The town is a few miles inland.

in • land / ' inbnd / adjective

in the middle of a country, not near the ocean an inland lake

in-laws / in loz / noun [ plural ] ( informal )

the parents of your husband or wife My in-laws are coming to visit this weekend.