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insert

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English

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Etymology

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From Latin insertus, past participle of inserō, from in- +‎ serō (“join, bind together, connect, entwine, interweave”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ser- (“to bind, put together, to line up”). Compare exsert.

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insert (third-person singular simple present inserts, present participle inserting, simple past and past participle inserted)

  1. (transitive) To put in between or into.
    In order to withdraw money from a cash machine, you have to insert your debit card.
    To make your proof easier to understand, I recommend you insert a few more steps.

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English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ser- (4 c, 0 e)

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Noun

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insert (plural inserts)

  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.
  3. A mechanical component inserted into another.
    a threaded insert
  4. (linguistics) An expression, such as "please" or an interjection, that may occur at various points in an utterance.
  5. (genetics) A sequence of DNA inserted into another DNA molecule.
  6. (television) A pre-recorded segment included as part of a live broadcast.
  7. (film, television) 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, […]
  8. (childcare, informal) A diaper insert.
  9. (audio effects) A plug-in that adds an effect to an audio track.
  10. (computing) A key to toggle between text insert mode and overwrite mode

Derived terms

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Translations

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image inserted into text

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Cebuano

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Etymology

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From English insert, from Latin insertus, past participle of inserō.

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  • Hyphenation: in‧sert

Verb

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insert

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

Adjective

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insert

  1. having one's clothes tucked in

Quotations

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For quotations using this term, see Citations:insert.

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Noun

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insert m (plural inserts)

  1. (genetics) insert

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Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English insert or French insert or Italian inserto.

Noun

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insert n (plural inserturi)

  1. insert, insertion

Declension

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Declension of insert
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) insert insertul (niște) inserturi inserturile
genitive/dative (unui) insert insertului (unor) inserturi inserturilor
vocative insertule inserturilor
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