INSERT


Meaning of INSERT in English

— insertable , adj. — inserter , n.

v. /in serrt"/ ; n. /in"serrt/ , v.t.

1. to put or place in: to insert a key in a lock.

2. to introduce or cause to be introduced into the body of something: to insert an extra paragraph in an article.

n.

3. something inserted or to be inserted.

4. an extra leaf or section, printed independently, for binding or tipping into a book or periodical, esp. a leaf or section consisting of an illustration or advertisement printed on different paper.

5. any small picture, device, etc., surrounded partly or completely by body type.

6. a paper, circular, etc., placed within the folds of a newspaper or the leaves of a book, periodical, etc.

7. Motion Pictures , Television. a cut-in.

[ 1520-30; insertus ptp. of inserere to put in, insert, equiv. to in- IN- 2 + ser- (s. of serere to link together) + -tus ptp. suffix ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .