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   insert

   verb

   • 1. place, fit, or push (something) into something else: "Claudia inserted her key in the lock" Similar putplacepresspushthrustslidesliploadfitpositionslotlodgeinstalldrivewedgeworktuckinformal:popstickshovebungjamOpposite take outextract
   • ▪ include (text) in a piece of writing: "he immediately inserted a clause into later contracts" Similar enterputintroduceincorporateinterpolateinterposeinterjectinsetinfixbuildOpposite remove
   • ▪ place (a spacecraft or satellite) into an orbit or trajectory: "he inserted the ship into equatorial orbit"
   • ▪ incorporate (a piece of genetic material) into a chromosome: "the viral DNA is inserted into the host genome"
   • 2. (of a muscle or other organ) be attached to a part, especially that which is moved: "the muscle that raises the wing is inserted on the dorsal surface of the humerus"

   noun

   • 1. a loose page or section in a magazine or other publication, typically one carrying an advertisement.
   • ▪ a printed card supplied with a CD or DVD and giving information about it.
   • 2. an ornamental section of cloth or needlework inserted into a garment.
   • 3. a shot inserted in a film or video.

   Word Origin late 15th century (in the sense ‘include (text) in a piece of writing’): from Latin insert- ‘put in’, from the verb inserere, from in- ‘into’ + serere ‘to join’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. insertable adjective
   • 2. inserter noun

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   Insert means to put in or between, introduce or interpolate.

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   When you insert something or someone, you put it into something else. You could insert yourself into a conversation, or you could insert a comma into the sentence you just wrote.

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   insert something Position the cursor where you want to insert a word. The program will automatically insert the replacement text. insert something into something Later, he inserted another paragraph into his will. insert something between A and B The English translation is inserted between the lines of text.

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   Learn the meaning and usage of the verb and noun insert, with synonyms and pronunciation guides. Find out how to insert an object, a comment, or an extra section in different contexts and languages.

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   What does insertion mean?

   • in•ser•tion, n. [ uncountable] careful insertion of the needle into the vein. [ countable] a few insertions into the main part of your essay. to put or place in: to insert a key in a lock. to introduce or cause to be introduced into the body of something: to insert an extra paragraph in an article. n. something inserted or to be inserted.

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   What is insert verb?

   • Definition of insert verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary to put something into something else or between two things insert something (in/into something) Insert coins into the slot and press for a ticket. They inserted a tube in his mouth to help him breathe.

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   What does insert mean?

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   How do you say inserted in a sentence?

   • Word forms: inserts, inserts, inserting, inserted pronunciation note: The verb is pronounced (ɪnsɜrt ). The noun is pronounced (ɪnsɜrt ). If you insert an object into something, you put the object inside it. He took a small key from his pocket and slowly inserted it into the lock.

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   What is an insert in a book?

   • An insert is something that is inserted somewhere, especially an advertisement on a piece of paper that is placed between the pages of a book or magazine. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers It seems that your browser is blocking this video content.

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   What does it mean if you insert an object into something?

   • If you insert an object into something, you put the object inside it. He took a small key from his pocket and slowly inserted it into the lock. An insert is something that is inserted somewhere, especially an advertisement on a piece of paper that is placed between the pages of a book or magazine.

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