insert
Use Insert in a sentence
sɜrt verb (used with object)
1.
to put or place in: to insert a key in a lock.
2.
to introduce or cause to be introduced into the body of something: to insert an extra paragraph in an article.
noun
4.
an extra leaf or section, printed independently, for binding or tipping into a book or periodical, especially a leaf or section consisting of an illustration or advertisement printed on different paper.
5.
any small picture, device, etc., surrounded partly or completely by body type.
6.
a paper, circular, etc., placed within the folds of a newspaper or the leaves of a book, periodical, etc.
7.
Movies, Television. a cut-in.
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Origin:
1520–30; < Latin insertus past participle of inserere to put in, insert, equivalent to in- in-2 + ser- (stem of serere to link together) + -tus past participle suffix
1520–30; < Latin insertus past participle of inserere to put in, insert, equivalent to in- in-2 + ser- (stem of serere to link together) + -tus past participle suffix
Related forms
in·sert·a·ble, adjective
in·sert·er, noun
in·ter·in·sert, verb (used with object)
pre·in·sert, verb (used with object)
re·in·sert, verb (used with object)
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| insert | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to put in or between; introduce |
| 2. | to introduce, as into text, such as a newspaper; interpolate |
| —n | |
| 3. | something inserted |
| 4. | a. a folded section placed in another for binding in with a book |
| b. a printed sheet, esp one bearing advertising, placed loose between the leaves of a book, periodical, etc | |
| 5. | another word for cut in |
| [C16: from Latin inserere to plant in, ingraft, from | |
| in'sertable | |
| —adj | |
| in'serter | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
insert
1529, from pp. of M.E. inseren, from L. inserere "to put in," from in- "in" + serere "join together" (see series). The noun meaning "something inserted" is from 1893.
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Example sentences
The only drawback is that it requires a trained health worker to insert and remove the implant.
Fill tubes with water, insert flowers, and tuck them into the greenery.
One of my duties was to order paper by the ton to be made into insert cards.
Pump out the large tube to form a vacuum inside and insert some ammonia.
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