insert

The word “insert” means to put or fit something into something else. In plain terms, to put something into something else, or a piece of printed material placed inside another item.

“Insert” is pronounced ihn-SURT (/ɪnˈsɝt/ in IPA).

Here is “insert” used in a sentence: “Insert the key and turn it clockwise.”

The opposite of “insert” — its antonyms — is delete.

Depending on how it is used, “insert” can be a verb and a noun.

The word “insert” comes from Latin. From Latin insertus, past participle of inserere, "to join or bind together" — in- plus serere, "to join.".

“Insert” is a fairly common word in modern English.

“Insert” has 2 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: to put or fit something into something else.

The usual pattern is "insert something into something," as in "insert the key into the lock," because insert already implies inward movement. "Insert in" also appears and is not wrong, but "into" is the more natural and more common choice.

Yes — the stress moves. The verb is stressed on the second syllable (in-SERT), while the noun, meaning a printed sheet placed inside a magazine or package, is stressed on the first (IN-sert), following the same pattern as record and permit.

An insert is a separate printed sheet placed loose inside a magazine, newspaper, or package, usually carrying advertising, offers, or extra product information. It is printed independently and slipped in rather than bound into the publication.

To insert something is to put or fit it into something else, often in a way that lets it be removed again, like inserting a card into a slot. To embed something is to fix it firmly within a surrounding mass so that it becomes an integrated part of it.