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• past tense form of insert.
• past participle of insert.

inserted

American  

[in-sur-tid] / ɪnˈsɜr tɪd /

adjective

1. Botany. (especially of the parts of a flower) attached to or growing out of some part.

2. Anatomy. having an insertion, as a muscle, tendon, or ligament; attached, as the end of a muscle that moves a bone.

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inserted British  

/ ɪnˈsɜːtɪd /

adjective

1. anatomy (of a muscle) attached to the bone that it moves

2. botany (of parts of a plant) growing from another part, as stamens from the corolla

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Other Word Forms

• uninserted
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of inserted

First recorded in 1590–1600; insert + -ed ²

Example Sentences

In footage recorded by a small camera inserted into the rubble where Gil is trapped, a Chilean firefighter can be heard asking Gil to turn his head towards the camera.

From BBC • Jul. 2, 2026

Much to my surprise, Radcliffe more than steps up as a down-and-out documentarian inserted into the life of a disgraced football star grasping for a comeback.

From Salon • Jun. 20, 2026

He said he was fitted with a stent, which is a tube that is inserted into a narrowed or blocked artery to open it and allow blood to flow more freely.

From BBC • Jun. 17, 2026

The young intern who shot us with a tranquilizer dart and then inserted that inexact analysis apologizes.

From Slate • Jun. 13, 2026

Herrmann conducted his twenty-seven-piece orchestra during the live broadcasts each week, with Welles cueing when he wanted the music inserted.

From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow