insert

//ɪnˈsɜːrt//
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Verb

insertInfinitive
insertPresent tense
insertedPast tense
insertedPast participle
insertingPresent participle
insertsThird-person singular
1

To put or place something into something else.

Please insert your card into the machine.

2

To add text, data, or an object into a document, file, or system.

Please insert a table into the document.

Noun

insertSingular
insertsPlural
1

Something that is inserted, especially a loose page or section placed inside a publication.

The magazine came with a colorful insert advertising the new product.

2

A small piece of material sewn into a garment for decoration or to alter fit.

The dress has a lace insert at the neckline.