inset
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
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 [edit]
- IPA: /ˈɪnsɛt/
Verb [edit]
inset (third-person singular simple present insets, present participle insetting, simple past and past participle inset)
- (transitive) to set in; infix or implant
- (transitive) to insert something
- (transitive) to add an inset to something
Noun [edit]
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 [edit]
smaller thing set into a larger thing
anything inserted
small piece of material used to strengthen a garment
Anagrams [edit]
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- English terms derived from Middle English
- English terms derived from Old English
- English words prefixed with in-
- English verbs
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- English countable nouns
- English irregular past participles
- English irregular simple past forms
- English irregular verbs
- English past participles
- English simple past forms
