insert

in-sert · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    To place, fit, or push something into something else.

  2. 2.

    Something that is inserted, especially a loose page in a magazine or newspaper.

  3. 3.

    To add text, data, or content into a document or system.

  4. 4.

    A piece of material set into a garment for decoration or reinforcement.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    insert key — (computing) a key that toggles between insert and overwrite modes
  • •
    insert here — instruction indicating where something should be placed

Related words

Antonyms: delete, extract, remove
See also: add, inserted, remove
Synonyms: add, introduce, put in

Etymology

From Latin inserere ("to put in, implant, ingraft"), from in- ("in") + serere ("to join, connect"). The noun use developed in the 19th century.