inset
English
Etymology
From Middle English insetten, from Old English insettan (“to set in, institute, appoint”), equivalent to in- + set. Cognate with Dutch inzetten (“to insert, set in”), Low German insetten (“to set in”), German einsetzen (“to insert, employ”), Danish indsætte (“to insert”), Swedish insätta (“to inset, induct, institute”), Icelandic innsetja (“to install”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɪnsɛt/
Audio (southern England) (file) - Rhymes: -ɪnsɛt
Verb
inset (third-person singular simple present insets, present participle insetting, simple past and past participle inset or insetted)
- (transitive) To set in; infix or implant.
- (transitive) To insert something.
- (transitive) To add an inset to something.
Noun
inset (plural insets)
- A smaller thing set into a larger thing, such as a small picture inside a larger one.
- Anything inserted.
- A small piece of material used to strengthen a garment.
Translations
smaller thing set into a larger thing
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anything inserted
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small piece of material used to strengthen a garment
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See also
- carbon inset
- INSET day
Anagrams
- Stein, Tiens, neist, nites, senti, set in, sient, snite, stein, tines, tsine
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch inzet (“inset”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /insɛt/
- Hyphenation: in‧sèt
Noun
inset
- inset
Alternative forms
- inzet
Further reading
- “inset” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.