[ US /ˈɪnˌsɝt, ˌɪnˈsɝt/ ]
VERB
  1. put or introduce into something
    insert a picture into the text
  2. insert casually
    She slipped in a reference to her own work
  3. fit snugly into
    insert your ticket into the slot
    tuck your shirttail in
  4. place, fit, or thrust (something) into another thing
    Insert your ticket here
NOUN
  1. (broadcasting) a local announcement inserted into a network program
  2. an artifact that is inserted or is to be inserted
  3. (film) a still picture that is introduced and that interrupts the action of a film
  4. a folded section placed between the leaves of another publication
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How To Use insert In A Sentence

  • The fin's origin is relatively far behind the pelvic fin insertion.
  • Dab a little wood glue into the hole, insert the dowel, and drive a 5/8-inch or 3/4-inch screw through the back of the wood to secure the dowel.
  • Simply inserting the word "conservation" in the pesticide label and slightly watering down the percentage of the active ingredient, brodifacoum, does not make this rodenticide safe for wildlife, nor will it make it any less persistent. Maggie Sergio: The Proposal to Poison a Wildlife Refuge
  • The slightest movement by either of us could have inserted the knife into his neck. Behind Closed Doors - advice for families with violence in the home
  • The judge was making the point that the Pledge, in its current incarnation, is only about 50 – 60 years old and that the language “under God” was inserted at a particular time in response to concerns of that time and that the Pledge is not some sacrosanct invocation from the founders. The Volokh Conspiracy » Judge Reinhardt’s Dig on Sarah Palin
  • He had previously undergone insertion of a gold weight into the left upper eyelid.
  • The micropipette was pulled manually to a gradual taper to ease insertion into the tissue.
  • Upon the death of Charles, the third viscount without issue in 1739, the title of baronet devolved to Charles, elder son of Dr. William Graham, some time Dean of Carlisle, fourth son of Sir George, the second baronet; but it was not, we believe, for some years claimed, nor is any account of this family inserted in the baronetages of 1741 or 1773.
  • After prepping and draping the patient's extremity, the surgeon makes a stab incision and inserts the arthroscope into the knee joint through a standard inferolateral portal.
  • Insert the key in/into the lock.
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