Interject — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

to insert between other elements

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌɪntɚdʒˈɛkt/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌɪntədʒˈɛkt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌɪntədʒˈɛkt/

3 syllables Say it as /ˌɪntɚdʒˈɛkt/.

Examples

She interjected clever remarks

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

put in throw in inject come in interpose

Parts of Speech

verb	to insert between other elements “She interjected clever remarks”

Word Forms

interjection	noun	an abrupt emphatic exclamation expressing emotion
interposition	noun	the act or fact of interposing one thing between or among others

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

einwerfen

zum Einfügen zwischen anderen Elementen

🇫🇷French

intervenir

à insérer entre d'autres éléments

🇪🇸Spanish

interponer

para insertar entre otros elementos

🇮🇹Italian

interloquire

da inserire tra altri elementi

🇳🇱Dutch

tussenbeide komen

tussen andere elementen in te voegen

🇵🇹Portuguese

interpor

para inserir entre outros elementos

🇷🇺Russian

вставлять

вставить между другими элементами

India

🇮🇳Hindi

एकाएक बीच में बोल उठना

अन्य तत्वों के बीच सम्मिलित करना

🇧🇩Bengali

ইন্টারজেক্ট

অন্যান্য উপাদানের মধ্যে সন্নিবেশ করান

🇮🇳Tamil

இடைச்செருகல்

மற்ற உறுப்புகளுக்கு இடையில் செருக

🇮🇳Telugu

అడ్డగించు

ఇతర మూలకాల మధ్య చొప్పించడానికి

🇮🇳Marathi

इंटरेक्ट

इतर घटकांमध्ये घालण्यासाठी

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઇન્ટરજેકટ

અન્ય ઘટકો વચ્ચે દાખલ કરવા માટે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ರತಿಬಂಧಿಸುತ್ತದೆ

ಇತರ ಅಂಶಗಳ ನಡುವೆ ಸೇರಿಸಲು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഇടപെടുക

മറ്റ് ഘടകങ്ങൾക്കിടയിൽ തിരുകാൻ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਇੰਟਰਜੈਕਟ

ਹੋਰ ਤੱਤ ਦੇ ਵਿਚਕਾਰ ਪਾਉਣ ਲਈ

🇵🇰Urdu

مداخلت

دوسرے عناصر کے درمیان داخل کرنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

插

插入其他元素之间

🇯🇵Japanese

口を挟む

他の要素の間に挿入するには

🇰🇷Korean

끼어들다

다른 요소 사이에 삽입하려면

🇻🇳Vietnamese

xen vào

để chèn vào giữa các phần tử khác

🇹🇭Thai

แทรกแซง

เพื่อแทรกระหว่างองค์ประกอบอื่นๆ

🇮🇩Indonesian

menyisipkan

untuk menyisipkan di antara elemen lainnya

🇵🇭Filipino

sumingit

upang ipasok sa pagitan ng iba pang mga elemento

🇲🇾Malay

sampuk

untuk memasukkan antara elemen lain

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

يتدخل

لإدراج بين العناصر الأخرى

🇮🇷Persian

مداخله کردن

برای قرار دادن بین عناصر دیگر

🇹🇷Turkish

araya girmek

diğer öğelerin arasına eklemek için

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְשַׁסֵעַ

להכניס בין אלמנטים אחרים

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The primary meaning of 'interject' is 'to insert between other elements'.

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'interject' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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