Inserted Insert Verb Bre ɪnˈsɜːt ɪnˈsɜːrt Coins Slot

• insert coins into the slot and press for a ticket.
• they inserted a tube in his mouth to help him breathe.
• position the cursor where you want to insert a word.
• later, he inserted another paragraph into his will.

insert

1. to put something into something else or between two things
• Insert coins into the slot and press for a ticket.
• They inserted a tube in his mouth to help him breathe.
2. to add something to a piece of writing
• Position the cursor where you want to insert a word.
• Later, he inserted another paragraph into his will.

Extra Examples

• Fine needles are gently inserted into the patient’s skin.
• The English translation is inserted between the lines of text.
• The artist digitally inserted himself into the picture.
• The program will automatically insert the replacement text.
• He winced as the doctor inserted the needle.
• She picked up a knife and inserted it between the top of the drawer and the desk.

Verb Forms

• present simple I / you / we / they insert
• he / she / it inserts
• past simple inserted
• past participle inserted
• -ing form inserting

Word Origin

• late 15th cent. (in the sense ‘include (text) in a piece of writing’): from Latin insert- ‘put in’, from the verb inserere, from in- ‘into’ + serere ‘to join’.