# insert
## English
### 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.

### Pronunciation

* Verb
** (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ĭnsûtʹ, IPA: /ɪnˈsɜːt/
** Audio (Southern England):(file)
** (General American) enPR: ĭnsûrtʹ, IPA: /ɪnˈsɝt/
** Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)t
* Noun
** (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ĭnʹsût, IPA: /ˈɪnsɜːt/
** Audio (Southern England):(file)
** (General American) enPR: ĭnʹsûrt, IPA: /ˈɪnsɝt/
* Hyphenation: in‧sert

### Verb

insert (third-person singular simple present inserts, present participle inserting, simple past and past participle inserted)
* (transitive) To put in between or into.
    In order to withdraw money from a cash machine, you have to insert your debit card.
    To make your proof easier to understand, I recommend you insert a few more steps.

#### Synonyms

* (put in between or into): enter, inset, introduce, put in, put inside

#### Antonyms

* delete

#### Derived terms

* self-insert

#### Translations
### Noun

insert (plural inserts)
* An image inserted into text.
* A promotional or instructive leaflet inserted into a magazine, newspaper, tape or disk package, etc.
    This software can print compact disc inserts if you have the right size of paper.
* A mechanical component inserted into another.
    a threaded insert
* (linguistics) An expression, such as "please" or an interjection, that may occur at various points in an utterance.
* (genetics) A sequence of DNA inserted into another DNA molecule.
* (television) A pre-recorded segment included as part of a live broadcast.
* (film, television) A close-up shot used to draw attention to a particular element of a larger scene.
** 2013, David Bordwell, Narration in the Fiction Film, page 316:[…] close-ups of her legs on the escalator, an insert of the emergency stop button (ARRET D'URGENCE), intercut close-ups of her glance and the cinema sign, […]
* (childcare, informal) A diaper insert.
* (audio effects) A plug-in that adds an effect to an audio track.
* (computing) A key to toggle between text insert mode and overwrite mode

#### Derived terms

* bra insert
* diaper insert
* insert song
* nappy insert
* self-insert
* shoe insert
* snake insert
* vinyl insert

#### Related terms

* insertion

#### Translations
### Anagrams

* inerts, estrin, Strine, sinter, Stiner, retins, inters, nitres, Tiners, niters, Estrin, trines, Trines, terins, triens

## Cebuano
### Alternative forms

* inhert — slang

### Etymology

From English insert, from Latin insertus, past participle of inserō.

### Pronunciation

* Hyphenation: in‧sert

### Verb

insert
* to tuck in; to push (the fabric at the bottom of a shirt) under the pants

### Adjective

insert
* having one's clothes tucked in

## French
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɛ̃.sɛʁ/
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

insert m (plural inserts)
* (genetics) insert

### Further reading

* “insert”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

## Romanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from English insert or French insert or Italian inserto.

### Noun

insert n (plural inserturi)
* insert, insertion