Insert Definition

ĭn-sûrt
inserted, inserting, inserts
verb
inserted, inserting, inserts
To put or set into, between, or among.
Inserted the key in the lock; insert a shim between a door jamb and frame.
American Heritage
To put or fit (something) into something else; put in; introduce.
Webster's New World
To place into an orbit, trajectory, or stream.
American Heritage
To put into action.
Inserted a rookie into the lineup.
American Heritage
Antonyms:
noun
inserts
Anything inserted or for insertion; esp., an extra leaf or section inserted, as in a publication.
Webster's New World

A key that when pressed switches between the overtype mode and the insert mode of a computer.

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Other Word Forms of Insert

Noun

Singular:
insert
Plural:
inserts

Origin of Insert

  • Latin īnserere īnsert- in- in in–2 serere to join ser-2 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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