insert
This term conveys a sense of precise placement, often involving a tight fit or a specific designated space. When used as a verb, it suggests a deliberate action of putting one object into another, whether physically, like a key into a lock, or digitally, like a line of code into a script.
As a noun, the word refers to supplementary material that is not part of the main body of a work but is tucked inside. This creates a distinction between the primary content and the additive element, such as a promotional flyer inside a newspaper.
Meanings
To place or push something inside another thing or into a gap.
Please insert the coin into the slot to start the machine.
To add a word, sentence, or paragraph into a piece of writing.
The editor decided to insert a clarifying sentence into the second paragraph.
Examples
The editor suggested we insert a disclaimer.
Phrasal Verbs
insert into
to place something inside a specific location or document
She had to insert the key into the lock carefully.