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To put something inside or into something else

Watch out! You may see this word with another pronunciation and its meaning is then different.
Used as a verb, listen here, it means: To put something inside or into something else. Used as a noun, listen here, it means: printed pages that are put inside a newspaper or magazine in order to advertise something.

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Usage examples (35)
  • To test the meat, insert a skewer into the thickest part of the leg.
  • insert your ticket into the slot
  • insert your ticket here
  • insert a picture into the text
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  • ''insert" is a heteronym, which means you may find it with different pronunciations and different meanings.
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