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interject
[ in-ter-jekt ]
verb (used with object)
- to insert between other things:
to interject a clarification of a previous statement.
Synonyms: intercalate, interpolate, introduce, insinuate
- Obsolete. to come between.
interject
/ ˌɪntəˈdʒɛkt /
verb
- to interpose abruptly or sharply; interrupt with; throw in
she interjected clever remarks
- archaic.to come between; interpose
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Derived Forms
- ˌinterˈjector, noun
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Other Words From
- inter·jector noun
- unin·ter·jected adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of interject1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of interject1
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Example Sentences
“Let me finish, Mitt,” he said when the former Massachusetts governor tried to interject.
She raised her hand when she wanted to interject, looking like a kid wanting to be called on in class.
"If I may interject, Judge, they find YOU difficult and challenging, more than your colleagues," Graham countered.
Between strides the widow managed to interject a few explanatory sentences.
"It was good enough for him," Mrs. Murray heard Don interject, in a triumphant tone, to Murdie.
This was true enough; and I only nodded to him, fearing to interject any new ideas from which he might go rambling.
More than once exactly the right moment presented itself when he could interject an apposite remark.
Even the district attorney was not able to interject a hint of the lemonade story, and so, naturally, she ignored it.
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