Insert meaning : An image inserted into text. A promotional or instructive leaflet inserted into a magazine, newspaper, tape or disk package, etc. A mechanical component inserted into another. An expression, such as "please" or an interjection, that may occur at various points in an utterance. A sequence of DNA inserted into another DNA molecule. A pre-recorded segment included as part of a live broadcast. A close-up shot used to draw attention to a particular element of a larger scene. To put in between or into.