Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To say or mention suddenly, often in interrupting the remarks of another.
- transitive verb To insert between other elements; interpose: synonym: introduce.
- transitive verb To assert (oneself) in a situation in which one has not previously been involved.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To throw in between other things; insert; interpolate.
- To come between; interpose.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To throw in between; to insert; to interpose.
- intransitive verb To throw one's self between or among; to come between; to interpose.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb transitive To
insert something between other things - verb intransitive To
interpose oneself; tointervene .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb to insert between other elements
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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Well what id like to interject is this. why is it that only fish taken on a pole is considered sportsfishing .. i grew up as a fisherman working with my dad and we never used hand held lines commercially, just isnt done anymore .. so why is it that handheld "records" cant be counted in with the "sportsfishing" records??
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Well what id like to interject is this. why is it that only fish taken on a pole is considered sportsfishing .. i grew up as a fisherman working with my dad and we never used hand held lines commercially, just isnt done anymore .. so why is it that handheld "records" cant be counted in with the "sportsfishing" records??
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In psychological terms this is called an interject.
Embracing Your Big Fat Ass Laura Banks 2008
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In psychological terms this is called an interject.
Embracing Your Big Fat Ass Laura Banks 2008
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I might interject a word of explanation here by saying that additional credit is required to finance a rising stock market only to the extent that existing stock owners withdraw their profits.
Credit Policy as a Factor in the Present World Depression 1931
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I would have to call in and I would be in my living room listening to a noisy conference room and just kind of interject with a line here and there.
unknown title 2009
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Thank God Bernstein is around to at least interject some Israel talk ....
The Volokh Conspiracy » Destroying the Constitution’s Structure is not Constitutional 2010
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Thank God Bernstein is around to at least interject some Israel talk ....
The Volokh Conspiracy » Destroying the Constitution’s Structure is not Constitutional 2010
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Interrupt speakers to interject your own views at inappropriate moments.
Bernie Bulkin: About Leadership: Chairing Bernie Bulkin 2012
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Mark: Thank God Bernstein is around to at least interject some Israel talk ....
The Volokh Conspiracy » Destroying the Constitution’s Structure is not Constitutional 2010
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