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insert en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɪnsɜːt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • ĭnʹsûrt (General-American)
  • ĭnʹsût (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈɪnsɝt/ (General-American)
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From Latin insertus, past participle of inserō, from in- + serō (“join, bind together, connect, entwine, interweave”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ser- (“to bind, put together, to line up”). Compare exsert.

Meanings

  1. An image inserted into text.
  2. A promotional or instructive leaflet inserted into a magazine, newspaper, tape or disk package, etc.
    • This software can print compact disc inserts if you have the right size of paper.
  3. A mechanical component inserted into another.
    • a threaded insert
  4. An expression, such as "please" or an interjection, that may occur at various points in an utterance.
  5. A sequence of DNA inserted into another DNA molecule.
  6. A pre-recorded segment included as part of a live broadcast.
  7. A close-up shot used to draw attention to a particular element of a larger scene.
    • […] close-ups of her legs on the escalator, an insert of the emergency stop button (ARRET D'URGENCE), intercut close-ups of her glance and the cinema sign, […] 2013, David Bordwell, Narration in the Fiction Film, page 316:
  8. (informal) A diaper insert.
  9. (qualifier:audio effects) A plug-in that adds an effect to an audio track.
  10. A key to toggle between text insert mode and overwrite mode.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
inserts Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

bra insert · diaper insert · insert song · self-insert · shoe insert · microinsert · vinyl insert · outsert · nappy insert · misinsert · snake insert · insertless

Relateds

insertion

Translations (42)

rmq chon de luto (image inserted into text) · ru вста́вка (inserted leaflet) · ru вкле́йка (image inserted into text) · lad imajen inserta (Castilianism) (image inserted into text) · lad encaixe (a mechanical component inserted into another) · ru вкле́йка (inserted leaflet) · ru вкла́дыш (image inserted into text) · lb Bäilag (inserted leaflet) · ary بياسة داخلة (a mechanical component inserted into another) · la schedula (inserted leaflet) · pt encarte (inserted leaflet) · cmn 嵌入件 (a mechanical component inserted into another) · la typus insertus (image inserted into text) · he תְּמוּנָה (image inserted into text) · es recuadro (image inserted into text) · sd पुर्जो (a mechanical component inserted into another) · es inserto (a mechanical component inserted into another) · hu reklámanyag (inserted leaflet) · la embolium (a mechanical component inserted into another) · lad foyeto (inserted leaflet) · pl wkładka (inserted leaflet) · hu inzert (image inserted into text) · lad imajen metida (image inserted into text) · hu betétlap (inserted leaflet) · fr in texte (image inserted into text) · pl wrzutka (inserted leaflet) · bg вложка (inserted leaflet) · es insertivo (a mechanical component inserted into another) · de Beilage (inserted leaflet) · ru вкла́дыш (inserted leaflet) · sd तस्वीर (image inserted into text) · fr illustration (image inserted into text) · rmq chulí de claba (a mechanical component inserted into another) · rmq liló de jaba (inserted leaflet) · ru вста́вка (image inserted into text) · fi kuvituskuva (image inserted into text) · fr encart (inserted leaflet) · es encarte (inserted leaflet) · he תּוֹשָׁב (a mechanical component inserted into another) · hu melléklet (inserted leaflet) · fi mainosliite (inserted leaflet) · sd पर्णो (inserted leaflet)

insert en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ɪnˈsɜːt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • ĭnsûrtʹ (General-American)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • ĭnsûtʹ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ɪnˈsɝt/ (General-American)

Etymology

From Latin insertus, past participle of inserō, from in- + serō (“join, bind together, connect, entwine, interweave”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ser- (“to bind, put together, to line up”). Compare exsert.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To put in between or into.
    • To make your proof easier to understand, I recommend you insert a few more steps.
    • In order to withdraw money from a cash machine, you have to insert your debit card.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
inserts Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
inserting Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
inserted Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
inserted Tense=Past lexicographic

Antonyms

delete

Deriveds

insertable · inserter · disinsert · reinsert · preinsert · diaper insert · insertee · self-insert · insertive · upsert · outsert · insertor

Synonyms

inset (put in between or into) · introduce (put in between or into) · put inside (put in between or into) · put in (put in between or into) · enter (put in between or into)

Translations (93)

sv sätta i (put in between or into) · pl wstawić (put in between or into) · ar أَدْخَلَ (put in between or into) · sv skjuta in (put in between or into) · bg вмъквам (put in between or into) · ru вставля́ть (put in between or into) · ga ionsáigh (put in between or into) · fi laittaa väliin (put in between or into) · sv lägga in (put in between or into) · be ўпіса́ць (put in between or into) · uk вставля́ти (put in between or into) · ko 삽입하다 (put in between or into) · hy մտցնել (put in between or into) · pt enxertar (put in between or into) · fr insinuer (put in between or into) · as ভৰোৱা (put in between or into) · grc ἐντίθημι (put in between or into) · az soxmaq (put in between or into) · be ўпі́сваць (put in between or into) · ru вписа́ть (put in between or into) · lad encaixar (put in between or into) · de einwerfen (put in between or into) · sq shti (put in between or into) · km ឈ្មៀត (put in between or into) · cmn 插上 (put in between or into) · de einfügen (put in between or into) · mi kōuru (put in between or into) · km ស៊ក (put in between or into) · mi komo (put in between or into) · vi chèn (put in between or into) · be ўстаўля́ць (put in between or into) · ja 差し込む (put in between or into) · fr introduire (put in between or into) · ru вложи́ть (put in between or into) · uk вста́вити (put in between or into) · eo enmeti (put in between or into) · ms cucuk (put in between or into) · ary دخل (put in between or into) · oc inserir (put in between or into) · ota صوقمق (put in between or into) · pt inserir (put in between or into) · bg пъхвам (put in between or into) · es enserir (put in between or into) · ru вкла́дывать (put in between or into) · hy զետեղել (put in between or into) · ro insera (put in between or into) · gl inserir (put in between or into) · sv infoga (put in between or into) · vi nhét (put in between or into) · pl wstawiać (put in between or into) · be упіса́ць (put in between or into) · de einsetzen (put in between or into) · ko 넣다 (put in between or into) · rmq chibelar (put in between or into) · km ភ្ជង់ (put in between or into) · ca inserir (put in between or into) · sv stoppa in (put in between or into) · fr insérer (put in between or into) · ro băga (put in between or into) · he לְהַכְנִיס (put in between or into) · es injerir (put in between or into) · ga cuir isteach (put in between or into) · be ўста́віць (put in between or into) · nl invoegen (put in between or into) · es insertar (put in between or into) · sd वझणु (put in between or into) · mi kokomo (put in between or into) · ja 挿入する (put in between or into) · ja 入れる (put in between or into) · km ជៀត (put in between or into) · fi laittaa sisään (put in between or into) · sq fus (put in between or into) · km ញាត់ (put in between or into) · mi whakatō (put in between or into) · ja 挟み込む (put in between or into) · it inserire (put in between or into) · fa تو گذشتن (put in between or into) · be уста́віць (put in between or into) · ms masukkan (put in between or into) · sl vstáviti (put in between or into) · az salmaq (put in between or into) · lnj thoc (put in between or into) · be устаўля́ць (put in between or into) · tr sokmak (put in between or into) · es inserir (put in between or into) · be упі́сваць (put in between or into) · cmn 插入 (put in between or into) · hy ներդնել (put in between or into) · th แทรก (put in between or into) · ru впи́сывать (put in between or into) · ru вста́вить (put in between or into) · la indō (put in between or into) · mi kōkuhu (put in between or into)