inset

English

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈɪnsɛt/

Verb

inset (third-person singular simple present insets, present participle insetting, simple past and past participle inset or insetted)

1. (transitive) To set in; infix or implant.
2. (transitive) To insert something.
3. (transitive) To add an inset to something.

Noun

inset (plural insets)

1. A smaller thing set into a larger thing, such as a small picture inside a larger one.
2. Anything inserted.
3. A small piece of material used to strengthen a garment.

Translations

smaller thing set into a larger thing

• Bulgarian: прибавка (bg) f (pribavka)
• Finnish: insertti
• German: Einsatz (de) m (often as part of compound nouns)
• Polish: wkładka (pl) f

• Russian: вкле́йка (ru) f (vkléjka), вкла́дка (ru) f (vkládka), вкла́дыш (ru) m (vkládyš)
• Spanish: inserto (es)

anything inserted

• Finnish: insertti
• Russian: вкле́йка (ru) f (vkléjka), вкла́дка (ru) f (vkládka), вста́вка (ru) f (vstávka), вкла́дыш (ru) m (vkládyš)

• Spanish: inserto (es)

small piece of material used to strengthen a garment

• Finnish: vahvike
• Russian: вста́вка (ru) f (vstávka)

• Spanish: refuerzo (es) m, parche (es)

See also

• INSET day

Anagrams

• Stein, Tiens, neist, nites, senti, set in, sient, snite, stein, tines, tsine

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch inzet (“inset”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /insɛt/
• Hyphenation: in‧sèt

Noun

inset

1. inset

Alternative forms

• inzet

Further reading

• “inset” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.