# inserted

Pronunciation: say "in-SUR-tid" US /ɪnˈsɝtɪd/, UK /ɪnˈsɜːtɪd/

## Verb

1. Simple past and past participle of insert. — simple past and past participle of insert
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of insert. Use this form for something that was put into a place earlier.
   - _The surgeon inserted a thin tube into the vein._
   - _A new clause was inserted into the contract before signing._

## Adjective

2. Attached to or growing out of some part of a larger structure, as one organ joined to another.
   - Simple: Attached to or growing out of another part of a plant or animal.
   - _The stamens are inserted near the base of the corolla._
   - _In this species the petals are inserted just below the ovary._

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