interject
pronunciation
How to pronounce interject in British English:
UK [ˌɪntəˈdʒekt]
How to pronounce interject in American English:
US [ˌɪntərˈdʒekt]
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- Verb:
- to insert between other elements
Word Origin
- interject (v.)
- 1570s, back-formation from interjection or else from Latin interiectus, past participle of intericere "to throw between, insert, interject" (see interjection). Related: Interjected; interjecting.
Example
- 1. Interject a comment into a conversation ;
- 2. Uh , may I interject , your honor ?
- 3. That 's what notebook pcsare for , you might interject and you 'd be correct .
- 4. Now is the perfect time to interject another important part of our trading strategies .
- 5. As mr. romney countered , saying ' I don 't think anyone really believes that you 're a person who 's going to be pushing for oil and gas and coal , ' mr. obama stood up to interject .