verb
insert
ihn-SURT
verb
1
To put or fit something into something else.
"Insert the key and turn it clockwise."
"She inserted a comment into the shared document."
noun
1
A separate printed sheet placed inside a magazine, newspaper, or package.
"The Sunday paper came with a glossy advertising insert."
How to Use Insert
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishTo put something into something else, or a piece of printed material placed inside another item.
Common pairings
insert a coin
insert a card
advertising insert
Word Forms
inserted past tense, inserts plural, Inserts plural, inserts singular
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Etymology
From Latin insertus, past participle of inserere, "to join or bind together" — in- plus serere, "to join."