"interject" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

IPA: /ɪn.təˈdʒɛkt/ [UK], /ɪn.tɚˈd͡ʒɛkt/ [US] Audio: en-us-interject.ogg [US], en-au-interject.ogg [Australia] Forms: interjects [present, singular, third-person], interjecting [participle, present], interjected [participle, past], interjected [past]
Rhymes: -ɛkt Etymology: From Latin interiectus, perfect passive participle of intericiō (“place between”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|interiectus}} Latin interiectus, {{m|la|intericiō||place between}} intericiō (“place between”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} interject (third-person singular simple present interjects, present participle interjecting, simple past and past participle interjected)
  1. (transitive) To insert something between other things. Tags: transitive Synonyms (to insert between other things): insert Translations (to insert something between other things): vložit (Czech), tussenwerpen (Dutch), lisätä väliin (Finnish), aruaru (Maori), kohiko (Maori), cuir a-steach (Scottish Gaelic), skjuta in (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-interject-en-verb-6NsCpCf2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 30 19 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 73 18 9 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 63 22 15 Disambiguation of 'to insert between other things': 92 2 7 Disambiguation of 'to insert something between other things': 97 1 3
  2. (transitive) To say as an interruption or aside. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-interject-en-verb-9fHoxeGS
  3. (intransitive) To interpose oneself; to intervene. Tags: intransitive Synonyms (to interpose oneself): interpose, intervene Translations (to interpose onseself): vložit se (Czech), tussenkomen (Dutch), intervenir (French)
    Sense id: en-interject-en-verb-MIBU2581 Disambiguation of 'to interpose oneself': 6 0 94 Disambiguation of 'to interpose onseself': 25 1 74
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: interjectable, interjection, interjector

Inflected forms

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