insert (Meaning)

Wordnet

insert (n)

a folded section placed between the leaves of another publication

an artifact that is inserted or is to be inserted

(broadcasting) a local announcement inserted into a network program

(film) a still picture that is introduced and that interrupts the action of a film

Wordnet

insert (v)

put or introduce into something

place, fit, or thrust (something) into another thing

fit snugly into

insert casually

Webster

insert (v. t.)

To set within something; to put or thrust in; to introduce; to cause to enter, or be included, or contained; as, to insert a scion in a stock; to insert a letter, word, or passage in a composition; to insert an advertisement in a newspaper.

insert Sentence Examples

  1. Insert the USB flash drive into the slot on the computer.
  2. The surgeon carefully inserted a stent into the patient's coronary artery.
  3. She inserted a paragraph into the middle of her report.
  4. Be sure to insert the new filter into the water purification system.
  5. The key was inserted into the lock, and the door swung open.
  6. The mechanic inserted a spark plug into the engine.
  7. The seamstress inserted a zipper into the dress.
  8. Insert the batteries into the remote control according to the diagram.
  9. The child inserted crayons into the coloring book.
  10. They inserted a nail into the wall to hang the picture.

FAQs About the word insert

a folded section placed between the leaves of another publication, an artifact that is inserted or is to be inserted, (broadcasting) a local announcement insert

interject, inject,introduce, add, interpolate, interpose, weave, install, intercalate, intersperse

withdraw, extract, eliminate, withdraw, exclude, extract, exclude,eliminate, expel, deduct

Insert the USB flash drive into the slot on the computer.

The surgeon carefully inserted a stent into the patient's coronary artery.

She inserted a paragraph into the middle of her report.

Be sure to insert the new filter into the water purification system.