insert

Academic Word List, sublist 7.

About 8.95 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb To put in between or into.

   In order to withdraw money from a cash machine, you have to insert your debit card.

2. noun An image inserted into text.
3. noun 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.

4. noun A mechanical component inserted into another.

   a threaded insert

5. noun An expression, such as "please" or an interjection, that may occur at various points in an utterance.
6. noun A sequence of DNA inserted into another DNA molecule.
7. noun A pre-recorded segment included as part of a live broadcast.
8. noun A close-up shot used to draw attention to a particular element of a larger scene.

Similar words

inset put in introduce enter inclose slip in sneak in enclose cut-in infix

Often followed by

the a into in format it an and menu

Word family

inserted inserter inserters inserting insertion inserts