insert
verb/ɪnˈsɜːt/
/ɪnˈsɜːrt/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they insert | /ɪnˈsɜːt/ /ɪnˈsɜːrt/ |
| he / she / it inserts | /ɪnˈsɜːts/ /ɪnˈsɜːrts/ |
| past simple inserted | /ɪnˈsɜːtɪd/ /ɪnˈsɜːrtɪd/ |
| past participle inserted | /ɪnˈsɜːtɪd/ /ɪnˈsɜːrtɪd/ |
| -ing form inserting | /ɪnˈsɜːtɪŋ/ /ɪnˈsɜːrtɪŋ/ |
- 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.
- insert something between A and B She picked up a knife and inserted it between the top of the drawer and the desk.
Extra Examples- Fine needles are gently inserted into the patient's skin.
- The artist digitally inserted himself into the picture.
- He winced as the doctor inserted the needle.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- carefully
- gently
- digitally
- …
- between
- in
- into
- …
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- to add something to a piece of writing
- 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.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- carefully
- gently
- digitally
- …
- between
- in
- into
- …
Word Originlate 15th cent. (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’.
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