Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense inserts, present participle inserting, past tense, past participle insertedpronunciation note: The verb is pronounced (ɪnsɜːʳt). The noun is pronounced (ɪnsɜːʳt).
1. verb
If you insert an object into something, you put the object inside it.
He took a small key from his pocket and slowly inserted it into the lock. [VERB noun + into]
Wait for a couple of minutes with your mouth closed before inserting the thermometer. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: put, place, set, position More Synonyms of insert
...the first experiment involving the insertion of a new gene into a human being. [+ of]
Synonyms: insert, addition, inclusion, supplement More Synonyms of insert
Synonyms: inclusion, introduction, interpolation More Synonyms of insert
2. verb
If you insert a comment into a piece of writing or a speech, you include it.
They joined with the monarchists to insert a clause calling for a popular vote onthe issue. [VERB noun]
[Also V n into/in n]
Synonyms: enter, include, introduce, interject More Synonyms of insert
insertionvariable noun
He recorded an item for insertion in the programme. [+ in]
Synonyms: insert, addition, inclusion, supplement More Synonyms of insert
3. countable noun
An insert is something that is inserted somewhere, especially an advertisement on a piece of paper that is placed between the pages of a book or magazine.
Synonyms: insertion, addition, inclusion, supplement More Synonyms of insert
insert in British English
verb (ɪnˈsɜːt)(transitive)
1.
to put in or between; introduce
2.
to introduce, as into text; interpolate
noun (ˈɪnsɜːt)
3.
something inserted
4.
a.
a folded section placed in another for binding in with a book
b.
a printed sheet, esp one bearing advertising, placed loose between the leaves of a book, periodical, etc
5. another word for cut in (sense 6)
Derived forms
insertable (inˈsertable)
adjective
inserter (inˈserter)
noun
Word origin
C16: from Latin inserere to plant in, ingraft, from in-2 + serere to join
insert in American English
(ɪnˈsɜrt; for n. ˈɪnˌsɜrt)
verb transitive
1.
to put or fit (something) into something else; put in; introduce
noun
2.
anything inserted or for insertion; esp., an extra leaf or section inserted, as in a publication
Word origin
< L insertus, pp. of inserere < in-, in + serere, to join
Examples of 'insert' in a sentence
insert
You will know it is baked when a skewer inserted comes out clean.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It should be golden on top and a skewer inserted into the centre should come out clean.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Bake in the oven for an hour or until skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean.
The Sun (2016)
The cake should rise slightly; you will know it's done when a skewer inserted comes out clean.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Place the turkey on top and, if using a meat thermometer, insert it into the thickest part of the thigh.
The Sun (2016)
Alternatively, you can insert a skewer into the centre - it should have no uncooked egg on it when you withdraw it.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Find one thread close to the edge of the fold of the hem, and insert your needle there, then come back up through the fold.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Yet inserting a cheeky clause had fleetingly crossed his mind.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Very often you will be entirely unaware that the needle has been inserted until you look.
Wilkinson, Steve M.E. and You - a self-help plan (1988)
The code has to be inserted one person at a time.
Christianity Today (2000)
The meat is done when the juice runs clear after a skewer has been inserted.
Bennett, Carol Asthma and Eczema - special diet cookbook (1989)
These involve inserting tubes through the abdomen wall into the stomach.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The slightest movement by either of us could have inserted the knife into his neck.
Turner, Janine Behind Closed Doors - advice for families with violence in the home (1988)
This is carried out by massaging a series of acupuncture points without actually inserting any needles.
Whiteside, Dr Mike Banish Headaches -how to obtain fast, drug-free relief from headache (1990)
Bake for an hour or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean.
The Sun (2013)
She is also fed through a tube inserted into her stomach.
The Sun (2006)
These are then removed with a fine needle inserted into the ovaries under a sedative or anaesthetic.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
An inserted skewer should come out clean.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
By being too gentlemanly to twist the knife after inserting it.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
The fluid is taken out with a needle inserted in the abdominal wall under local anaesthetic.
Ridgway, Roy Caring for your Unborn Child (1990)
The cake should be a deep golden brown when cooked and a skewer inserted should come out clean.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
He underwent the procedure in which a wire mesh tube is inserted into the coronary artery to clear a blockage.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Banks are settling dozens of swaps cases before they reach court but the terms tend to be secret because the banks insert confidentiality clauses.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The photographer inserted another magazine.
Travers, P L What the Bee Knows - reflections on myth, symbol and story (1989)
Then pop them into the oven to bake for 20 minutes or until a skewer inserted into one of the muffins comes out clean.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Just remember to insert one AA battery if you want it to tell the time as well as to look good.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Then they actually sold him to Valladolid, but with a buyback clause inserted that they exercised within a year.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
East would need both the eight and nine, and insert one of them, to give declarer a problem.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
In other languages
insert
British English: insert VERB
If you insert an object into something, you put the object inside it.
He took a small key from his pocket and slowly inserted it into the lock.
American English: insert
Brazilian Portuguese: inserir
Chinese: 插入
European Spanish: introducir
French: insérer
German: einführen
Italian: inserire
Japanese: 挿入する
Korean: 집어 넣다
European Portuguese: inserir
Latin American Spanish: introducir
British English: insert NOUN
An insert is something that is inserted somewhere, especially an advertisement on a piece of paper that is placed between the pages of a book or magazine.
Sunday is the preferred day for advertising inserts in newspapers.
American English: insert
Brazilian Portuguese: folha solta
Chinese: 活页广告尤指书刊中的
European Spanish: encarte
French: encart
German: Beilage
Italian: inserto
Japanese: 挿入物
Korean: 삽입 광고물
European Portuguese: folha solta
Latin American Spanish: encarte
Chinese translation of 'insert'
insert
(vbɪnˈsəːt; nˈɪnsəːt)
vt
[object]
(into sth) 插入 (chārù)
(between two things) 夹(夾) (jiā)
[word] (into text) 插入 (chārù)
n(c)
(in magazine, book) 插页(頁) (chāyè) (张(張), zhāng)
1 (verb)
Definition
to place or fit (something) inside something else
He took a key from his pocket and inserted it into the lock.
Synonyms
put
She put her bag on the floor.
place
Children place their trust in us.
set
He took the case out of her hand and set it on the floor.
position
Position trailing plants near the edges of the basket.
work in
slip
slide
slot
She slotted a fresh filter into the machine.
thrust
stick in
wedge
tuck in
load
A technician loads a cartridge onto one of the machines.
implant
Doctors implanted an artificial heart into the 46-year-old man.
embed
The fossils are embedded in hard sandstone.
pop in (informal)
2 (verb)
Definition
to introduce (a clause or comment) into text or a speech
They inserted a clause calling for a popular vote on the issue.
Synonyms
enter
She entered the company as a junior trainee.
include
You should include details of all your benefits.
introduce
I wish to introduce a note of cool reason to the discussion.
interject
She listened thoughtfully, interjecting only the odd word.
interpose
`He rang me just now,' she interposed.
interpolate
He interpolated a lot of spurious matter into the manuscript.
infix
Opposites
remove
,
withdraw
,
pull out
,
take out
, extract,
delete
(noun)
Definition
something inserted, esp. an advertisement in between the pages of a magazine
It can be very expensive to place an insert in a newspaper.
Synonyms
insertion
The correction to the text may involve an insertion or a deletion.
addition
It was completely refurbished with the addition of a picnic site.
inclusion
a confident performance which justified his inclusion in the team
supplement
a special supplement to a monthly financial magazine
implant
Mr Duval has been fitted with an implant in his stomach.
inset
Additional synonyms
in the sense of addition
Definition
the act of adding
It was completely refurbished with the addition of a picnic site.
Synonyms
inclusion,
adding,
increasing,
extension,
attachment,
adjoining,
insertion,
incorporation,
annexation,
accession,
affixing,
augmentation
in the sense of embed
Definition
to fix firmly in a surrounding solid mass
The fossils are embedded in hard sandstone.
Synonyms
fix,
set,
plant,
root,
sink,
lodge,
insert,
implant,
drive in,
dig in,
hammer in,
ram in
in the sense of implant
Definition
to plant or embed
Doctors implanted an artificial heart into the 46-year-old man.