This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
inset
[ noun in-set; verb in-set ]
/ noun ˈɪnˌsɛt; verb ɪnˈsɛt /
Save This Word!
This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
noun
verb (used with object), in·set, in·set·ting.
to set in or insert, as an inset: to inset a panel in a dress.
to insert an inset in: to inset a mounting with jewels.
QUIZ
GOOSES. GEESES. I WANT THIS QUIZ ON PLURAL NOUNS!
Test how much you really know about regular and irregular plural nouns with this quiz.
Question 1 of 9
Which of the following nouns has an irregular plural form?
Origin of inset
OTHER WORDS FROM inset
insetter, nounWords nearby inset
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2022
How to use inset in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for inset
inset
verb (ɪnˈsɛt) -sets, -setting or -set
(tr) to set or place in or within; insert
noun (ˈɪnˌsɛt)
something inserted
printing
- a small map or diagram set within the borders of a larger one
- another name for insert (def. 4)
a piece of fabric inserted into a garment, as to shape it or for decoration
a flowing in, as of the tide
Derived forms of inset
insetter, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012