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in·sert

(ĭn-sûrt′)

tr.v. in·sert·ed, in·sert·ing, in·serts

1. To put or set into, between, or among: inserted the key in the lock; insert a shim between a door jamb and frame. See Synonyms at introduce.

2. To put or introduce into the body of something; interpolate: insert an illustration into a text.

3. To place into an orbit, trajectory, or stream.

4. To put into action: inserted a rookie into the lineup.

n. (ĭn′sûrt′)

Something inserted or intended for insertion, as a picture or chart into written material.

[Latin īnserere, īnsert- : in-, in; see in-² + serere, to join; see ser- in Indo-European roots.]

in·sert′er n.

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insert

vb (tr)

1. to put in or between; introduce

2. to introduce, as into text, such as a newspaper; interpolate

3. something inserted

4. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding)

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. (Film) another word for cut in⁶

[C16: from Latin inserere to plant in, ingraft, from in-² + serere to join]

inˈsertable adj

inˈserter n

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in•sert

(v. ɪnˈsɜrt; n. ˈɪn sɜrt)
v.t.

1. to put or place in: to insert a key in a lock.

2. to introduce into the body of something.

3. something inserted or to be inserted.

4. an extra leaf or section, as an advertisement, printed independently, for binding or tipping into a book or periodical.

[1520–30; < Latin inserere to put in, insert =in- in-² + serere to link together]

in•sert′a•ble, adj.

in•sert′er, n.

insert

, insertion - The Latin elements in- and serere, "to join, plant," are part of insert and insertion.

insert

Past participle: inserted
Gerund: inserting

Imperative
insert
insert

Present
I insert
you insert
he/she/it inserts
we insert
you insert
they insert

Preterite
I inserted
you inserted
he/she/it inserted
we inserted
you inserted
they inserted

Present Continuous
I am inserting
you are inserting
he/she/it is inserting
we are inserting
you are inserting
they are inserting

Present Perfect
I have inserted
you have inserted
he/she/it has inserted
we have inserted
you have inserted
they have inserted

Past Continuous
I was inserting
you were inserting
he/she/it was inserting
we were inserting
you were inserting
they were inserting

Past Perfect
I had inserted
you had inserted
he/she/it had inserted
we had inserted
you had inserted
they had inserted

Future
I will insert
you will insert
he/she/it will insert
we will insert
you will insert
they will insert

Future Perfect
I will have inserted
you will have inserted
he/she/it will have inserted
we will have inserted
you will have inserted
they will have inserted

Future Continuous
I will be inserting
you will be inserting
he/she/it will be inserting
we will be inserting
you will be inserting
they will be inserting

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been inserting
you have been inserting
he/she/it has been inserting
we have been inserting
you have been inserting
they have been inserting

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been inserting
you will have been inserting
he/she/it will have been inserting
we will have been inserting
you will have been inserting
they will have been inserting

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been inserting
you had been inserting
he/she/it had been inserting
we had been inserting
you had been inserting
they had been inserting

Conditional
I would insert
you would insert
he/she/it would insert
we would insert
you would insert
they would insert

Past Conditional
I would have inserted
you would have inserted
he/she/it would have inserted
we would have inserted
you would have inserted
they would have inserted

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Noun	1.	insert - a folded section placed between the leaves of another publication section, subdivision - a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical); "he always turns first to the business section"; "the history of this work is discussed in the next section"
	2.	insert - an artifact that is inserted or is to be inserted inset artefact, artifact - a man-made object taken as a whole dickey, dickie, dicky, shirtfront - a man's detachable insert (usually starched) to simulate the front of a shirt
	3.	insert - (broadcasting) a local announcement inserted into a network program cut-in disruption, interruption, gap, break - an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity; "it was presented without commercial breaks"; "there was a gap in his account" broadcasting - taking part in a radio or tv program
	4.	insert - (film) a still picture that is introduced and that interrupts the action of a film cut-in disruption, interruption, gap, break - an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity; "it was presented without commercial breaks"; "there was a gap in his account" cinema, film, celluloid - a medium that disseminates moving pictures; "theater pieces transferred to celluloid"; "this story would be good cinema"; "film coverage of sporting events"
Verb	1.	insert - put or introduce into something; "insert a picture into the text" infix, introduce, enter attach - cause to be attached plug in, plug into, connect - plug into an outlet; "Please plug in the toaster!"; "Connect the TV so we can watch the football game tonight" penetrate - insert the penis into the vagina or anus of; "Did the molester penetrate the child?" cannulate, cannulise, cannulize, canulate, intubate - introduce a cannula or tube into; "Cannulate the blood vessel in the neck" input - enter (data or a program) into a computer instil, instill - enter drop by drop; "instill medication into my eye" embed, imbed, implant, plant, engraft - fix or set securely or deeply; "He planted a knee in the back of his opponent"; "The dentist implanted a tooth in the gum" sandwich - insert or squeeze tightly between two people or objects; "She was sandwiched in her airplane seat between two fat men" graft, transplant - place the organ of a donor into the body of a recipient
	2.	insert - introduce; "Insert your ticket here" put in, stick in, inclose, introduce, enclose plug - insert as a plug; "She plugged a cork in the wine bottle" plug - insert a plug into; "plug the wall" inoculate - introduce a microorganism into inset - set or place in glass - put in a glass container catheterise, catheterize - insert a catheter into (a body part); "catheterize the patient's bladder" cup - put into a cup; "cup the milk" interlard, intersperse - introduce one's writing or speech with certain expressions feed in, feed - introduce continuously; "feed carrots into a food processor" slip - insert inconspicuously or quickly or quietly; "He slipped some money into the waiter's hand" foist - insert surreptitiously or without warrant lay, place, put, set, position, pose - put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point" inject, shoot - force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing; "inject hydrogen into the balloon"
	3.	insert - fit snugly into; "insert your ticket into the slot"; "tuck your shirttail in" tuck inclose, shut in, close in, enclose - surround completely; "Darkness enclosed him"; "They closed in the porch with a fence"
	4.	insert - insert casually; "She slipped in a reference to her own work" slip in, stick in, sneak in add, append, supply - state or say further; "`It doesn't matter,' he supplied" spatchcock - interpolate or insert (words) into a sentence or story

insert

verb

1. put, place, set, position, work in, slip, slide, slot, thrust, stick in, wedge, tuck in He took a key from his pocket and inserted it into the lock.

2. enter, include, introduce, interject, interpose, interpolate, infix They inserted a clause calling for a popular vote on the issue.
enter remove, withdraw, pull out, take out, extract, delete

noun

1. insertion, addition, inclusion, supplement, implant, inset It can be very expensive to place an insert in a newspaper.

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insert

verb

1. To put or set into, between, or among another or other things:

inject, interject, interlard, interpolate, interpose, introduce.

2. To place on a list or in a record:

enter, post, record, register.

Translations

أدخليُدْخِل

dátvložit

indføjeindskyde

einfügen einlassen einschieben Beilage

insertar introducir meter

insérer insert intercaler introduire mettre

behelyezbetoldásinzert

setja í; bæta inn í

inserire inserto introdurre

差し込む挟み込む

įdėjimasįterpti

legge inn sette inn

вкладыш вставить вставлять

vložiť

vstaviti

koymak sokmak yerleştirmek

插入

insert

A. [ˈɪnsɜːt] N (in book, magazine) → encarte m (Sew) → entredós m

B. [ɪnˈsɜːt] VT (= put in) [+ coin, finger, needle] → introducir, meter; (= add) [+ word, paragraph] → intercalar, insertar; [+ advertisement] → insertar, poner (Comput) → insertar

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insert

[ɪnˈsɜː^rt]

[+ object, key, coin, needle, finger] → insérer
I inserted the paper between the pages of the book → J'insérai le papier entre les pages du livre.
to insert sth into sth → insérer qch dans qch
She inserted a coin into the slot → Elle inséra une pièce dans la fente.

(into text, document) [+ word, clause] → insérer

[ˈɪnsɜː^rt] n → insertion f

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insert

vt (= stick into) → hineinstecken; (= place in) → hineinlegen; (= place between) → einfügen; zip, pocket → einsetzen; thermometer, suppository → einführen; coin → einwerfen; injection needle → einstechen; text, clause → einfügen; (Comput) disk → einlegen; character, space, text → einfügen; to insert something in(to) something (= stick into) → etw in etw (acc) → stecken; (= place in) → etw in etw (acc) → hineinlegen; (= place between) → etw in etw (acc) → einfügen; to insert an extra paragraph in(to) a chapter → einen weiteren Absatz in ein Kapitel einfügen; to insert an advert in a newspaper → eine Anzeige in die Zeitung setzen, in einer Zeitung inserieren; he managed to insert himself between two other students on the crowded benches → es gelang ihm, sich auf den überfüllten Bänken zwischen zwei andere Studenten zu zwängen; insert mode (Comput) → Einfügemodus m

n (in book) → Einlage f; (= word) → Beifügung f, → Einfügung f; (in magazine) → Beilage f; (= advertisement) → Inserat nt

insert

(Comput):

insert key

n → Einfügetaste f

insert mode

n → Einfügemodus m

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insert

[n ˈɪnsɜːt; vb ɪnˈsɜːt]

1. n → inserto

2. vt → inserire; (needle) → introdurre

insert

(inˈsəːt) verb

to put or place (something) in. He inserted the money in the parking meter; An extra chapter has been inserted into the book; They inserted the announcement in the newspaper.

inˈsertion (-ʃən) noun

insert

vt introducir, insertar

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In Comedy this is already apparent: for here the poet first constructs the plot on the lines of probability, and then inserts characteristic names;--unlike the lampooners who write about particular individuals.

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A large stone had served as a wedge; flints and pebbles had been inserted around it, so as to conceal the orifice; this species of masonry had been covered with earth, and grass and weeds had grown there, moss had clung to the stones, myrtle-bushes had taken root, and the old rock seemed fixed to the earth.

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"If no other provisions have been inserted in the document -- or if, being inserted, those other provisions should be discovered to have failed also -- I believe it to be impossible (especially if evidence can be found that the admiral himself considered the Trust binding on him) for the executors to deal with your husband's fortune as legally forming part of Admiral Bartram's estate.

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The Crane, in his turn, asked the Fox to sup with him, and set before her a flagon with a long narrow mouth, so that he could easily insert his neck and enjoy its contents at his leisure.

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This restriction implies an admission that, if it were not inserted, the States would possess the power it excludes; and it implies a further admission, that as to all other taxes, the authority of the States remains undiminished.

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I have also inserted portions of several letters written for the New York Tribune and the New York Herald.

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But with the whale, these two sashes are separately inserted, making two distinct windows, but sadly impairing the view.

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He was playing at 'puff the dart,' which is played with a long needle inserted in some worsted, and blown at a target through a tin tube.

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This seemed to me too profound a joke to be inserted in the body of this book or I should have restored it to Conversation Kenge or to Mr.

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He noted, also, the end of fuse, split properly, into which had been inserted the head of a wax match.

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But high above the flying scud and dark-rolling clouds, there floated a little isle of sunlight, from which beamed forth an angel's face; and this bright face shed a distinct spot of radiance upon the ship's tossed deck, something like that silver plate now inserted into the Victory's plank where Nelson fell.

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As they were entering it, the wicked one, who is the author of all mischief, and the boys who are wickeder than the wicked one, contrived that a couple of these audacious irrepressible urchins should force their way through the crowd, and lifting up, one of them Dapple's tail and the other Rocinante's, insert a bunch of furze under each.