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Webster 1913 Edition
Insert
In-sert′
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Inserted
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Inserting
.] To set within something; to put or thrust in; to introduce; to cause to enter, or be included, or contained;
as, to
insert
a scion in a stock; to insert
a letter, word, or passage in a composition; to insert
an advertisement in a newspaper.These words were very weakly
inserted
where they will be so liable to misconstruction. Bp. Stillingfleet.
Webster 1828 Edition
Insert
INSERT'
,Verb.
T.
Literally, to thrust in; hence, to set in or among; as, to insert a cion in a stock; to insert a letter, word or passage in a composition; to insert an advertisement or other writing in a paper.
Definition 2024
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English
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 first.
- To make your proof easier to comprehend I recommend you insert a few more steps.
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Translations
put in between or into
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Noun
insert (plural inserts)
- An image inserted into text.
- A promotional leaflet inserted into a magazine, newspaper, etc.
- This software can print compact disc inserts if you have the right size of paper.
- (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
Translations
image inserted into text
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promotional leaflet in a magazine or newspaper