Add and Insert

Add

Add verb - To join (something) to a mass, quantity, or number so as to bring about an overall increase.
Usage example: add another cup of flour to the mixture

Insert is a synonym for add in interject topic. In some cases you can use "Insert" instead a verb "Add".

Nearby Words: added, adding

Insert

Insert verb - To put among or between others.
Usage example: surreptitiously inserted the book in its proper place on the shelf

Add is a synonym for insert. You can use "Add" instead a verb "Insert".

Common collocations

line add line insert line
game add game insert game
words add words insert words
music add music insert music
Other words: dialogue, elements, numbers, names, scenes.

Both words in one sentence

  • Darth Wiki / How Not to Write an Example If you find something wrong, instead of changing it, add bullet points like "Actually, [insert correction]".
  • There's cool ideas, and the author is clever enough to add a way of offsetting the self-insert advantage of foreknowledge.
  • Global Currency The primary Global Currency Exception is when the designers will insert a region where it isn't accepted in to add difficulty to the later parts of the game.
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