Inserting
ɪnˈsɜːrtɪŋ
Definitions
To put or fit something into something else.
ɪnˈsɜːrtɪŋ
To put or place something into something else.
He is inserting the SD card into his camera.
💡 Simply: Imagine you're playing a game, and you need to put a card into a slot on the game board. Inserting is like that – putting something into something else.
👶 For kids: Putting something inside something else, like putting a coin in a piggy bank.
More Examples
Carefully inserting the plug into the socket.
She was inserting the correct answer on the test.
How It's Used
"Inserting the USB drive into the computer."
"The doctor is inserting a needle to draw blood."
"Inserting a new paragraph into the essay."
From Latin *inserto*, past participle of *inserere* meaning 'to put in, insert', from *in-* 'in' + *serere* 'to join, arrange'.
Used in historical texts to describe physically placing something into another object. It is also used figuratively in early writings to mean to introduce a topic or idea.
Memory tip
Think of inserting a key into a lock; the key goes *in*.