insert

B2 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ɪnˈsɝt/ UK /ɪnˈsɜːt/ See IPA manual

Freq #11049

Meanings

1

verb
To put something into something else.

To withdraw money, you have to insert your debit card into the machine.
2

noun
A printed leaflet placed inside a magazine, newspaper, or package.

An advertising insert fell out of the Sunday newspaper.
3

noun
A part made to fit inside something else.

The shoe came with a soft cushioned insert.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to put something into... enter introduceput in

Opposites

delete

Word family

Forms insertedinsertinginserts

Derived forms insertlessmicroinsertmisinsertoutsertself-insert

Related forms insertion

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Idioms (1)

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open mouth, insert foot
used to describe saying something tactless or embarrassing

Etymology

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.

*ser- (bind) Proto-Indo-European insertus Latin *ser- Proto-Indo-European

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# insert

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** verb, noun
**IPA (US):** /ɪnˈsɝt/
**IPA (UK):** /ɪnˈsɜːt/
**Frequency rank:** 11049

## Meanings
1. To put something into something else.
2. A printed leaflet placed inside a magazine, newspaper, or package.
3. A part made to fit inside something else.

## Examples
- To withdraw money, you have to insert your debit card into the machine.
- An advertising insert fell out of the Sunday newspaper.
- The shoe came with a soft cushioned insert.

## Antonyms
- delete

## Derived Forms
- insertless
- microinsert
- misinsert
- outsert
- self-insert

## Related Forms
- insertion

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *ser- (bind)
- Root: insertus
- Root: *ser-
- Affix: in- - not

## Etymology
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.

## AI Etymology
Insert comes 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. The historical chain includes *ser- (bind) (Proto-Indo-European), insertus (Latin), and *ser- (Proto-Indo-European). The surrounding word family includes derived forms such as insertless, microinsert, misinsert, and outsert and related forms such as insertion. In present use it covers to put something into something else, a printed leaflet placed inside a magazine, newspaper, or package, and a part made to fit inside something else.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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