insert

See also: Insert

English

Etymology

Category:English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#INSERTCategory:English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ser- (bind)#INSERT

From LatinCategory:English terms derived from Latin#INSERT insertus, past participle of inserō, from in- + serō (join, bind together, connect, entwine, interweave), ultimately from Proto-Indo-EuropeanCategory:English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#INSERT *ser- (to bind, put together, to line up). Compare exsert.

Pronunciation

Verb

insert (third-person singular simple present inserts, present participle inserting, simple past and past participle inserted)Category:English lemmas#INSERTCategory:English verbs#INSERTCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#INSERTCategory:Pages with entries#INSERTCategory:Pages with 4 entries#INSERT

  1. (transitiveCategory:English transitive verbs#INSERT) To put in between or into.
    In order to withdraw money from a cash machine, you have to insert your debit card.Category:English terms with usage examples#INSERT
    To make your proof easier to understand, I recommend you insert a few more steps.Category:English terms with usage examples#INSERT

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Noun

insert (plural inserts)Category:English lemmas#INSERTCategory:English nouns#INSERTCategory:English countable nouns#INSERTCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#INSERTCategory:Pages with entries#INSERTCategory:Pages with 4 entries#INSERT

  1. An image inserted into text.
  2. A promotional or instructive leaflet inserted into a magazine, newspaper, tape or disk package, etc.
    This software can print compact disc inserts if you have the right size of paper.Category:English terms with usage examples#INSERT
  3. A mechanical component inserted into another.
  4. (linguisticsCategory:en:Linguistics#INSERT) An expression, such as "please" or an interjection, that may occur at various points in an utterance.
  5. (geneticsCategory:en:Genetics#INSERT) A sequence of DNA inserted into another DNA molecule.
  6. (televisionCategory:en:Television#INSERT) A pre-recorded segment included as part of a live broadcast.
  7. (filmCategory:en:Film#INSERT, televisionCategory:en:Television#INSERT) A close-up shot used to draw attention to a particular element of a larger scene.
    • 2013, David Bordwell, Narration in the Fiction Film, page 316:
      [] close-ups of her legs on the escalator, an insert of the emergency stop button (ARRET D'URGENCE), intercut close-ups of her glance and the cinema sign, []
      Category:English terms with quotations#INSERT
  8. (childcare, informalCategory:English informal terms#INSERT) A diaper insert.
  9. (audio effects) A plug-in that adds an effect to an audio track.
  10. (computingCategory:en:Computing#INSERT) A key to toggle between text insert mode and overwrite mode

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Category:English heteronyms#INSERT

Cebuano

Alternative forms

Etymology

Category:Cebuano terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#INSERTCategory:Cebuano terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ser-#INSERT

From EnglishCategory:Cebuano terms borrowed from English#INSERTCategory:Cebuano terms derived from English#INSERT insert, from LatinCategory:Cebuano terms derived from Latin#INSERT insertus, past participle of inserō.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: in‧sert

Verb

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  1. to tuck in; to push (the fabric at the bottom of a shirt) under the pants

Adjective

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  1. having one's clothes tucked in

French

Pronunciation

Noun

insert m (plural inserts)Category:French lemmas#INSERTCategory:French nouns#INSERTCategory:French countable nouns#INSERTCategory:French entries with incorrect language header#INSERTCategory:French masculine nouns#INSERTCategory:Pages with entries#INSERTCategory:Pages with 4 entries#INSERT

  1. (geneticsCategory:fr:Genetics#INSERT) insert

Further reading

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from EnglishCategory:Romanian terms borrowed from English#INSERTCategory:Romanian terms derived from English#INSERT insert or FrenchCategory:Romanian terms borrowed from French#INSERTCategory:Romanian terms derived from French#INSERT insert or ItalianCategory:Romanian terms borrowed from Italian#INSERTCategory:Romanian terms derived from Italian#INSERT inserto.

Noun

insert n (plural inserturi)Category:Romanian lemmas#INSERTCategory:Romanian nouns#INSERTCategory:Romanian countable nouns#INSERTCategory:Romanian entries with incorrect language header#INSERTCategory:Romanian neuter nouns#INSERTCategory:Pages with entries#INSERTCategory:Pages with 4 entries#INSERT

  1. insert, insertion

Declension

Category:Cebuano lemmas Category:Cebuano terms borrowed from English Category:Cebuano terms derived from English Category:Cebuano terms derived from Latin Category:Cebuano terms derived from Proto-Indo-European Category:Cebuano terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ser- Category:Cebuano verbs Category:English 2-syllable words Category:English countable nouns Category:English heteronyms Category:English informal terms Category:English lemmas Category:English nouns Category:English terms derived from Latin Category:English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European Category:English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ser- (bind) Category:English terms with IPA pronunciation Category:English terms with audio pronunciation Category:English terms with quotations Category:English terms with usage examples Category:English transitive verbs Category:English verbs Category:Entries with translation boxes Category:French 2-syllable words Category:French countable nouns Category:French lemmas Category:French masculine nouns Category:French nouns Category:French terms with IPA pronunciation Category:French terms with audio pronunciation Category:Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations Category:Pages with 4 entries Category:Pages with entries Category:Requests for translations into Georgian Category:Requests for translations into Mongolian Category:Rhymes:English/ɜː(ɹ)t Category:Rhymes:English/ɜː(ɹ)t/2 syllables Category:Romanian countable nouns Category:Romanian lemmas Category:Romanian neuter nouns Category:Romanian nouns Category:Romanian terms borrowed from English Category:Romanian terms borrowed from French Category:Romanian terms borrowed from Italian Category:Romanian terms derived from English Category:Romanian terms derived from French Category:Romanian terms derived from Italian Category:Terms with Albanian translations Category:Terms with Ancient Greek translations Category:Terms with Arabic translations Category:Terms with Armenian translations Category:Terms with Assamese translations Category:Terms with Azerbaijani translations Category:Terms with Belarusian translations Category:Terms with Bulgarian translations Category:Terms with Caló translations Category:Terms with Catalan translations Category:Terms with Dutch translations Category:Terms with Esperanto translations Category:Terms with Finnish translations Category:Terms with French translations Category:Terms with Galician translations Category:Terms with German translations Category:Terms with Hebrew translations Category:Terms with Hungarian translations Category:Terms with Irish translations Category:Terms with Italian translations Category:Terms with Japanese translations Category:Terms with Khmer translations Category:Terms with Korean translations Category:Terms with Ladino translations Category:Terms with Latin translations Category:Terms with Linngithigh translations Category:Terms with Luxembourgish translations Category:Terms with Mandarin translations Category:Terms with Moroccan Arabic translations Category:Terms with Māori translations Category:Terms with Occitan translations Category:Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations Category:Terms with Persian translations Category:Terms with Polish translations Category:Terms with Portuguese translations Category:Terms with Romanian translations Category:Terms with Russian translations Category:Terms with Sindhi translations Category:Terms with Slovene translations Category:Terms with Spanish translations Category:Terms with Swedish translations Category:Terms with Tarifit translations Category:Terms with Thai translations Category:Terms with Turkish translations Category:Terms with Ukrainian translations Category:Terms with Vietnamese translations Category:en:Computing Category:en:Film Category:en:Genetics Category:en:Linguistics Category:en:Television Category:fr:Genetics