insert

Meaning

Verb

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. (informal) 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

Synonyms

put in

introduce

enter

include

put

interpolate

inlay

stick in

interpose

inset

add

thrust

stick

place in

push in

stick into

interject

enclose

infix

pierce

implant

set

place

add to

tuck

penetrate

intercalate

put into

set in

put away

cut-in

thrust in

plug in

stow

supplement

put on

cut in

connect

fit in

intervene

fill in

insertion

stencil

incorporate

graft

slip in

poke

pull-out

plant

🌱

fix

Translations

insérer

insertar

inserire

introduire

einfügen

inserir

mettre

meter

invoegen

einsetzen

introdurre

indoen

hineinstecken

stecken

introducir

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪnˈsɜːt/

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.