English Explanatory Dictionary

insert

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To put in between or into.
noun
  1. An image inserted into text.
  2. A promotional or instructive leaflet inserted into a magazine, newspaper, tape or disk package, etc.
  3. A mechanical component inserted into another.
  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.
  8. A diaper insert.
  9. A plug-in that adds an effect to an audio track.
  10. A key to toggle between text insert mode and overwrite mode
noun
  1. A key that when pressed switches between the overtype mode and the insert mode of a computer.

Pronunciation

ĭnsûtʹ /ɪnˈsɜːt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-insert (verb).wav ĭnsûrtʹ /ɪnˈsɝt/ ĭnʹsût /ˈɪnsɜːt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-insert (noun).wav ĭnʹsûrt /ˈɪnsɝt/

Word forms

insert inserts inserting inserted

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.

Synonyms

enter inset introduce put in put inside Ins

Antonyms

delete

Related words

insertion

Derived words

diaper insert outsert self-insert disinsert insertable insertee inserter insertive insertor preinsert reinsert upsert bra insert insertless insert song microinsert misinsert nappy insert shoe insert snake insert vinyl insert
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