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It's like going to the gym everyday. It really is. I work hard on my craft, I sweat a little bit, I run a little bit, I might sprain an ankle every now and them, but it's all good and the more you do it, the more in shape you are and it's like a machine.
Nia Long

Meaning of "sprain" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SPRAIN

Of uncertain origin.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SPRAIN

sprain  [spreɪn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SPRAIN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sprain is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb sprain in English.

WHAT DOES SPRAIN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Sprain

A sprain is pain in the joint, caused by the ligament being stretched beyond its own capacity. A muscular tear caused in the same manner is referred to as a strain. In cases where either ligament or muscle tissue is torn, immobilization and surgical repair may be necessary. Ligaments are tough, fibrous tissues that connect bones to other bones. Sprains can occur in any joint but are most common in the ankle and wrist.

Definition of sprain in the English dictionary

The definition of sprain in the dictionary is to injure by a sudden twisting or wrenching of its ligaments. Other definition of sprain is the resulting injury to such a joint, characterized by swelling and temporary disability.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SPRAIN

PRESENT

Present
I sprain
you sprain
he/she/it sprains
we sprain
you sprain
they sprain
Present continuous
I am spraining
you are spraining
he/she/it is spraining
we are spraining
you are spraining
they are spraining
Present perfect
I have sprained
you have sprained
he/she/it has sprained
we have sprained
you have sprained
they have sprained
Present perfect continuous
I have been spraining
you have been spraining
he/she/it has been spraining
we have been spraining
you have been spraining
they have been spraining
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I sprained
you sprained
he/she/it sprained
we sprained
you sprained
they sprained
Past continuous
I was spraining
you were spraining
he/she/it was spraining
we were spraining
you were spraining
they were spraining
Past perfect
I had sprained
you had sprained
he/she/it had sprained
we had sprained
you had sprained
they had sprained
Past perfect continuous
I had been spraining
you had been spraining
he/she/it had been spraining
we had been spraining
you had been spraining
they had been spraining
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will sprain
you will sprain
he/she/it will sprain
we will sprain
you will sprain
they will sprain
Future continuous
I will be spraining
you will be spraining
he/she/it will be spraining
we will be spraining
you will be spraining
they will be spraining
Future perfect
I will have sprained
you will have sprained
he/she/it will have sprained
we will have sprained
you will have sprained
they will have sprained
Future perfect continuous
I will have been spraining
you will have been spraining
he/she/it will have been spraining
we will have been spraining
you will have been spraining
they will have been spraining
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would sprain
you would sprain
he/she/it would sprain
we would sprain
you would sprain
they would sprain
Conditional continuous
I would be spraining
you would be spraining
he/she/it would be spraining
we would be spraining
you would be spraining
they would be spraining
Conditional perfect
I would have sprain
you would have sprain
he/she/it would have sprain
we would have sprain
you would have sprain
they would have sprain
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been spraining
you would have been spraining
he/she/it would have been spraining
we would have been spraining
you would have been spraining
they would have been spraining
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you sprain
we let´s sprain
you sprain
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to sprain
Past participle
sprained
Present Participle
spraining
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SPRAIN


Bahrain
bɑːˈreɪn
Bahrein
bɑːˈreɪn
brain
breɪn
crane
kreɪn
drain
dreɪn
drivetrain
ˈdraɪvˌtreɪn
grain
ɡreɪn
impregn
ɪmˈpreɪn
Lorraine
lɒˈreɪn
membrane
ˈmɛmbreɪn
migraine
ˈmiːɡreɪn
powertrain
ˈpaʊərˌtreɪn
rain
reɪn
refrain
rɪˈfreɪn
reign
reɪn
rein
reɪn
strain
streɪn
terrain
təˈreɪn
train
treɪn
Ukraine
juːˈkreɪn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SPRAIN

sprachgefuhl
sprack
sprackle
spraddle
spraddled
sprag
sprained
spraint
sprang
sprangle
sprat
Spratly Islands
sprattle
sprauncy
sprawl
sprawled
sprawler
sprawling
sprawly
spray

WORDS THAT END LIKE SPRAIN

acid rain
all-terrain
bullet train
down the drain
entrain
express train
freight train
grosgrain
ingrain
Lorrain
mail train
on the brain
restrain
scatterbrain
softening of the brain
souterrain
steam train
wagon train
water on the brain
woodgrain

Synonyms and antonyms of sprain in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SPRAIN»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «sprain» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of sprain
dislocate · pull · rick · turn · twist · wrench

Translation of «sprain» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SPRAIN

Find out the translation of sprain to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sprain from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sprain» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

扭伤
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

esguince
570 millions of speakers

English

sprain
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मोच
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

إِلتِواءُ الـمِفْصَل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

растяжение связок
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

distensão
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মচকান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

foulure
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

terseliuh
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Verstauchung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

捻挫
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

접질림
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sprain
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự bong gân
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சுளுக்கு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मोकळा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

burkulma
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

slogatura
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zwichnięcie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

розтягнення
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

luxație
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

διάστρεμμα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verstuiting
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

stukning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

forstuing
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sprain

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SPRAIN»

The term «sprain» is quite widely used and occupies the 49.232 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SPRAIN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «sprain» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «sprain» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sprain

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3 QUOTES WITH «SPRAIN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word sprain.
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Keith Emerson
I've broken my nose, I've broken ribs. You name it. In fact, we just got back from South America, and I fell over a monitor speaker on the stage and almost ended up in the front row of the audience. I managed to sprain my wrist on that one but luckily nothing was broken.
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Nia Long
It's like going to the gym everyday. It really is. I work hard on my craft, I sweat a little bit, I run a little bit, I might sprain an ankle every now and them, but it's all good and the more you do it, the more in shape you are and it's like a machine.
3
Catherynne M. Valente
I try to hurt myself, to sprain something, writing every novel and story, because I'm stretching for something new and difficult that I haven't done before.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SPRAIN»

Discover the use of sprain in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sprain and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation: Principles and Practice
A grade 1 ankle sprain involves a mild sprain of the anterior talofibular with a negative ankle drawer and talar tilt test. A grade II sprain involves disruption of the anterior talofibular with sprain of the calcaneofibular, with a positive ankle drawer ...
Joel A. DeLisa, Bruce M. Gans, Nicholas E. Walsh, 2005
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Functional Ankle Instability and a Reactive Strategy to ...
Since an ankle sprain depends on the downward load applied to a supinated foot, our premise is that unloading the body weight from the ankle preceding its overstretching may protect the ankle from sprain injuries.
Marcio Jose dos Santos, 2006
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The Royal Sprain; an Ode. By Humphrey Hedgehog
THE ROYAL sPRAIN. «HuismanDAME SCANDAL is a bold capricious Wight, Who in disparagemcnt doth much delightYes-to her taste this very dainty dish0f characters a goodly hashExceeds the most delicious calipash ; And beggars all the ...
Humphrey HEDGEHOG (pseud. [i.e. John Agg.]), 1812
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Unabridged Dictionary of Sensations as If
Sprain Shoulder. — Pain, as if from a sprain or fatigue in the shoulder-joint. Natrum Muriaticum (A) Sprain Shoulder. — Pain as if from a sprain in the left shoulder, on motion, relieved by more violent motion. Niccolum (A) Sprain Shoulder.
J. W. Ward, 2003
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2013 ICD-10-CM Draft Edition -
S63.51 Sprain of carpal (joint) S63.511 Sprain of carpal joint of right wrist D, S POA S63.512 Sprain of carpal joint of left ... unspecifiedunspecified Excludes1 traumatic rupture of radiocarpal ligament (S63.32-) Excludes1 S63.521 Sprain of  ...
Carol J. Buck, 2013
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Towards Prevention of Sport-related Ankle Sprain Injury - ...
Future studies on the sensing and identification process, the correction, and the final evaluation are suggested.
Tik Pui Daniel Fong, 2008
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Harwood-Nuss' Clinical Practice of Emergency Medicine
LWBK232-33-39 Chapter 37: Approach to Musculoskeletal Injuries 247 Grade III Sprain A grade III sprain (“third-degree”) denotes a complete tear of the ligament and is synonymouswith acompleterupture. Hemorrhage is more extensive, and ...
Allan B. Wolfson, Gregory W. Hendey, Louis J. Ling, 2009
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The Anatomy of Sports Injuries
The term sprain refers to an injury of the ligaments, as opposed to a strain, which refers to an injury of the muscle or tendon. Remember ligaments attach bone to bone, where as tendons attach muscle to bone. Injuries to the ligaments, muscles  ...
Brad Walker, 2007
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Sports & Exercise Massage: Comprehensive Care in Athletics, ...
Abduction J sprain " (rupture of U,' j' 7 r anterior 'i'd A: tiblo-flbular Diagtagis ligament, with avulsion I dlastasls). Oflibial fragment. the injury is difficult; therefore, all ankle injuries should be evaluated by a physician (Figure 20-21). Signs and ...
Sandy Fritz, 2012
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Essentials of Pathophysiology: Concepts of Altered Health States
Degrees of sprain on the medial side of the right knee: grade 1, mild sprain of the medial collateral ligament; grade 2, moderate sprain with hematoma formation; grade 3, severe sprain with total disruption of the ligament; and grade 4, severe ...
Carol Porth, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SPRAIN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sprain is used in the context of the following news items.
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Queens man killed in Sprain crash in Yonkers
YONKERS Authorities say a 24-year-old Queens man was killed Sunday morning in a car crash on the Sprain Brook Parkway. State police identified the man as ... «The Journal News | LoHud.com, Jul 15»
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Elderly woman saved from car fire on Sprain Brook Pwky
An elderly woman was saved from her burning car on the Sprain Brook Parkway in Greenburgh Thursday. Westchester County police officer Christian Gutierrez ... «The Journal News | LoHud.com, Jul 15»
3
Hopewell Junction teen killed on Sprain
YONKERS – Police have identified Lorenzo Gallardo-Vligen as the teenager from Dutchess County who died after being struck by a car on the northbound ... «The Journal News | LoHud.com, Jul 15»
4
Don't fret! Mets ace Matt Harvey has an ankle sprain
NEW YORK — This spring, while shagging balls in the outfield, Matt Harvey ran into a wall and hurt his left ankle. Undeterred, he continued to pitch. But over the ... «NJ.com, Apr 15»
5
Blazers' LaMarcus Aldridge (left foot sprain) out Monday, opening …
LaMarcus Aldridge will once again be sidelined by a foot sprain. (Cameron ... Portland F LaMarcus Aldridge (left foot sprain) is OUT for tonight's game at OKC. «Yahoo Sports, Apr 15»
6
Yan Gomes out 6-8 weeks with MCL sprain in right knee
Gomes suffered the injury Saturday when Rajai Davis of the Tigers slid into his right leg at home plate. It was a clean play with a nasty result. Roberto Perez took ... «NBCSports.com, Apr 15»
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Wrong-way Sprain driver faces manslaughter charge
The wrong-way driver who killed an NYPD detective Feb. 28 on the Sprain Brook Parkway was drunk and has been charged with vehicular manslaughter, state ... «The Journal News | LoHud.com, Mar 15»
8
Off-Duty NYPD Detective Killed In Wrong-Way Crash On Sprain
GREENBURGH, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — An off-duty NYPD detective was killed Friday morning in a wrong-way crash on the Sprain Brook Parkway, New York ... «CBS Local, Feb 15»
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Funeral Wednesday for NYPD officer killed in wrong-way crash in …
"This morning my daughter and I got in the car at 20 to 7, we got in the car, we head down the road to the Sprain and there was a police car blocking us and it ... «WABC-TV, Feb 15»
10
Michael Frazier out vs. Ole Miss
GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Florida will be without leading scorer Michael Frazier II for at least Thursday's game against Ole Miss because of a badly sprained right ... «ESPN, Feb 15»

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