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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
in•sert /v. ɪnˈsɜrt; n. ˈɪnsɜrt/USA pronunciation   v. [~ + object]
  1. to put or place in:to insert a key in a lock.
  2. to introduce into the body of something:to insert a new paragraph in an article.

n. [countable]
  1. something inserted or to be inserted for advertising:a sales insert.
in•ser•tion, n. [uncountable]careful insertion of the needle into the vein.[countable]a few insertions into the main part of your essay.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
in•sert  (v. in sûrt′;n. in′sûrt),USA pronunciation v.t. 
  1. to put or place in:to insert a key in a lock.
  2. to introduce or cause to be introduced into the body of something:to insert an extra paragraph in an article.

n. 
  1. something inserted or to be inserted.
  2. Printingan extra leaf or section, printed independently, for binding or tipping into a book or periodical, esp. a leaf or section consisting of an illustration or advertisement printed on different paper.
  3. Printingany small picture, device, etc., surrounded partly or completely by body type.
  4. Printinga paper, circular, etc., placed within the folds of a newspaper or the leaves of a book, periodical, etc.
  5. Show Business[Motion Pictures, Television.]a cut-in.
  • Latin insertus past participle of inserere to put in, insert, equivalent. to in- in-2 + ser- (stem of serere to link together) + -tus past participle suffix
  • 1520–30
in•sert′a•ble, adj. 
in•sert′er, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
insert / ɪnˈsɜːt/(transitive)
  1. to put in or between; introduce
  2. to introduce, as into text; interpolate
 / ˈɪnsɜːt/
  1. something inserted
  2. a folded section placed in another for binding in with a book
  3. a printed sheet, esp one bearing advertising, placed loose between the leaves of a book, periodical, etc
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin inserere to plant in, ingraft, from in-2 + serere to joininˈsertableinˈserter

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