insert
Pronunciation[change]
- Verb
- Noun
- (UK) enPR: ĭnʹsût, IPA (key): /ˈɪnsɜːt/
Audio (UK) (file) - (US) enPR: ĭnʹsûrt, IPA (key): /ˈɪnsɝt/
- Hyphenation: in‧sert
Verb[change]
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- (transitive) to put something into something else
- The company inserted a new clause into the contract.
- Insert a wood screw into each hole.
- Doctors removed part of his brain and inserted a silver plate.
- A song was inserted into the opening ceremonies.
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Noun[change]
- (countable) An insert is something that is put into something else.
- The bathing suit top comes with foam inserts to make your breasts look bigger.
- The three-page advertisement was included as an insert in today's newspaper.