insert

«insert» in Mova's school dictionary: to put something into something else: «Insert the key.» — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

verb (insert, inserts, inserted, inserting); noun (an insert, inserts)

meaning for a pupil

1) To insert means to put something into something else: «Insert the key.» tree →

2) To insert means to add words, pictures or numbers into a text or list. tree →

3) (noun) An insert is an extra page or piece put inside something, such as a leaflet in a magazine. tree →

sense in the lessons

In computing and writing you insert pictures, tables or words. In maths you insert the missing number or a sign (+, −) in a number sentence. Phrases: «insert a coin», «insert into», «insert the missing number».

examples

• Insert a coin to start the machine. tree →
• Insert the missing number: 7 + __ = 12. tree →
• Insert a picture into your document. tree →
• Insert the plug carefully into the socket. tree →
• The magazine came with a free insert. tree →
• Insert commas in the right places. tree →
• I have inserted Deirdre's "Lament" from the Book of Leinster. tree →

note

Verb stressed in-SERT, noun IN-sert. Noun: insertion. Safety: never insert anything except a proper plug into an electric socket.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «insert» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.