interject

in·ter·ject

 (ĭn′tər-jĕkt′)

tr.v. in·ter·ject·ed, in·ter·ject·ing, in·ter·jects

1. To say or mention suddenly, often in interrupting the remarks of another: "I disagree," she interjected.

2. To insert between other elements; interpose: interjected some new images into the presentation. See Synonyms at introduce.

3. To assert (oneself) in a situation in which one has not previously been involved.


[Latin intericere, interiect- : inter-, inter- + iacere, to throw; see yē- in Indo-European roots.]


in·ter·jec′tor n.

in′ter·jec′to·ry (-jĕk′tə-rē) adj.

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interject

(ˌɪntəˈdʒɛkt)

vb (tr)

1. to interpose abruptly or sharply; interrupt with; throw in: she interjected clever remarks.

2. archaic to come between; interpose

[C16: from Latin interjicere to place between, from jacere to throw]

ˌinterˈjector n

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in•ter•ject

(ˌɪn tərˈdʒɛkt)

v.t.

to insert, often abruptly, between other things; interpolate: to interject a remark.

[1570–80; < Latin interjectus, past participle of intericere to throw between, insert =inter- inter- + -icere, comb. form of jacere to throw]

in`ter•jec′tor, n.

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interject


Past participle: interjected
Gerund: interjecting
Imperative
interject
interject
Present
I interject
you interject
he/she/it interjects
we interject
you interject
they interject
Preterite
I interjected
you interjected
he/she/it interjected
we interjected
you interjected
they interjected
Present Continuous
I am interjecting
you are interjecting
he/she/it is interjecting
we are interjecting
you are interjecting
they are interjecting
Present Perfect
I have interjected
you have interjected
he/she/it has interjected
we have interjected
you have interjected
they have interjected
Past Continuous
I was interjecting
you were interjecting
he/she/it was interjecting
we were interjecting
you were interjecting
they were interjecting
Past Perfect
I had interjected
you had interjected
he/she/it had interjected
we had interjected
you had interjected
they had interjected
Future
I will interject
you will interject
he/she/it will interject
we will interject
you will interject
they will interject
Future Perfect
I will have interjected
you will have interjected
he/she/it will have interjected
we will have interjected
you will have interjected
they will have interjected
Future Continuous
I will be interjecting
you will be interjecting
he/she/it will be interjecting
we will be interjecting
you will be interjecting
they will be interjecting
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been interjecting
you have been interjecting
he/she/it has been interjecting
we have been interjecting
you have been interjecting
they have been interjecting
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been interjecting
you will have been interjecting
he/she/it will have been interjecting
we will have been interjecting
you will have been interjecting
they will have been interjecting
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been interjecting
you had been interjecting
he/she/it had been interjecting
we had been interjecting
you had been interjecting
they had been interjecting
Conditional
I would interject
you would interject
he/she/it would interject
we would interject
you would interject
they would interject
Past Conditional
I would have interjected
you would have interjected
he/she/it would have interjected
we would have interjected
you would have interjected
they would have interjected

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interject

verb

To put or set into, between, or among another or other things:

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Translations

يقول كلمةً إعْتِراضِيَّه

přerušitskočit do řečivložit

indskyde

közbevet

skjóta inn í

arada söylemek

interject

[ˌɪntəˈdʒekt] VT [+ question, remark] → interponer
"that's not true," he interjected-eso no es cierto -interpuso él

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interject

vt remark, questioneinwerfen; …, he interjected…, rief er dazwischen

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interjection

(intəˈdʒekʃən) noun

1. a word or words, or some noise, used to express surprise, dismay, pain or other feelings and emotions. Oh dear! I think I've lost my key; Ouch! That hurts!

2. the act of interjecting something.

ˌinterˈject verb

to say (something) which interrupts what one, or someone else, is saying.

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