- 1insert something (in/into/between something) to put something into something else or between two things Insert coins into the slot and press for a ticket. They inserted a tube in his mouth to help him breathe.
Definitions on the go
Look up any word in the dictionary offline, anytime, anywhere with the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary app.
- 2to add something to a piece of writing insert something Position the cursor where you want to insert a word. insert something into something Later, he inserted another paragraph into his will.
verb jump to other results
NAmE//ɪnˈsərt//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they insert he / she / it inserts
past simple inserted
-ing form inserting
Check pronunciation: insert