insert

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɜː(r)t

Verb

• (UK) enPR: ĭnsût', IPA: /ɪnˈsɜːt/, SAMPA: /In"s3:t/
• (US) enPR: ĭnsûrt', IPA: /ɪnˈsɝt/, SAMPA: /In"s3`t/

Noun

• (UK) enPR: ĭn'sût, IPA: /ˈɪnsɜːt/, SAMPA: /"Ins3:t/
• (US) enPR: ĭnsûrt', IPA: /ˈɪnsɝt/, SAMPA: /"Ins3`t/

Verb

insert (third-person singular simple present inserts, present participle inserting, simple past and past participle inserted)

1. (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.

Synonyms

• (put in between or into): enter, introduce, put in, put inside

Translations

put in between or into

Arabic: أدخل (ar) ('adkhala) Chinese: Mandarin: 插入 (zh) (chārù), 插上 (zh) (chāshang) Dutch: invoegen French: insérer (fr) German: einfügen (de) Italian: inserire (it)

Japanese: 差し込む (ja) (さしこむ, sashikomu), 挟み込む (ja) (はさみこむ, hasamikomu) Polish: wstawić (pl) Portuguese: inserir (pt) Russian: (imperfective) вставлять (ru) (vstavlját'), (perfective) вставить (ru) (vstávit') Slovene: vstáviti (sl) Spanish: insertar (es)

Noun

insert (plural inserts)

1. An image inserted into text.
2. A promotional leaflet inserted into a magazine or newspaper.

Translations

image inserted into text

promotional leaflet in a magazine or newspaper

Finnish: mainos (fi)

German: Beilage (de) f. Luxembourgish: Bäilag (lb) f.

Related terms

• insertion

Anagrams

• inerts
• inters
• sinter
• Strine
• triens