insert
See also: Insert
English
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”).
Pronunciation
- Verb
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ĭnsûtʹ, IPA(key): /ɪnˈsɜːt/
Audio (UK) (file) - (General American) enPR: ĭnsûrtʹ, IPA(key): /ɪnˈsɝt/
- Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)t
- Noun
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ĭnʹsût, IPA(key): /ˈɪnsɜːt/
Audio (UK) (file) - (General American) enPR: ĭnʹsûrt, IPA(key): /ˈɪnsɝt/
- Hyphenation: in‧sert
Verb
insert (third-person singular simple present inserts, present participle inserting, simple past and past participle inserted)
- (transitive) To put in between or into.
- In order to withdraw money from a cash machine, you have to insert your debit card.
- To make your proof easier to understand, I recommend you insert a few more steps.
Synonyms
- (put in between or into): enter, inset, introduce, put in, put inside
Antonyms
- delete
Related terms
English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ser- (3 c, 2 e)
Translations
put in between or into
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Noun
insert (plural inserts)
- An image inserted into text.
- A promotional or instructive leaflet inserted into a magazine, newspaper, tape or disk package, etc.
- This software can print compact disc inserts if you have the right size of paper.
- A mechanical component inserted into another.
- a threaded insert
- (linguistics) An expression, such as "please" or an interjection, that may occur at various points in an utterance.
- (genetics) A sequence of DNA inserted into another DNA molecule.
- (television) A pre-recorded segment included as part of a live broadcast.
- (film, television) A close-up shot used to draw attention to a particular element of a larger scene.
- 2013, David Bordwell, Narration in the Fiction Film, page 316:
- […] close-ups of her legs on the escalator, an insert of the emergency stop button (ARRET D'URGENCE), intercut close-ups of her glance and the cinema sign, […]
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- (audio effects) A plug-in that adds an effect to an audio track.
Related terms
- insertion
Translations
image inserted into text
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inserted leaflet
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Anagrams
- Stiner, Strine, Tiners, estrin, inerts, inters, niters, nitres, sinter, terins, triens, trines
Cebuano
Alternative forms
- inhert (slang)
Etymology
From English insert, from Latin insertus, past participle of inserō.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: in‧sert
Verb
insert
- to tuck in; to push (the fabric at the bottom of a shirt) under the pants
Adjective
insert
- having one's clothes tucked in
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:insert.
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛ̃.sɛʁ/
Audio (file)
Noun
insert m (plural inserts)
- (genetics) insert
Further reading
- “insert”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Romanian
Etymology
From English insert or French insert or Italian inserto.
Noun
insert n (plural inserturi)
- insert, insertion
Declension
Declension of insert
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) insert | insertul | (niște) inserturi | inserturile |
genitive/dative | (unui) insert | insertului | (unor) inserturi | inserturilor |
vocative | insertule | inserturilor |