Meaning

3 senses

  1. (transitive)To insert something between other things.

    to insert between other elements

  2. (transitive)To say as an interruption or aside.

  3. (intransitive)To interpose oneself; to intervene.

Examples

12 sentences

  1. Ziri interjected himself again.

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  2. I interjected myself again.

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  3. You interjected yourself again.

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  4. You interjected yourselves again.

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  5. He interjected himself again.

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Translations

2 languages

Origin

From Latin interiectus, perfect passive participle of intericiō (“place between”).

From Latin interiectus, perfect passive participle of intericiō (“place between”).

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Forms

interjects, interjecting, interjected, interjected
Base forminterject · to interject
3rd person singularinterjects
Present participleinterjecting
Past simpleinterjected
Past participleinterjected

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyinterject
he, she, itinterjects

Past simpleLesson

all personsinterjected

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave interjected
he, she, ithas interjected

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill interject

Synonyms

7 synonyms
to insert between other things:insert
to interpose oneself:interposeintervene
Close in meaning

Word family

4 related words
RelatedinterjectionC1interjector
Derivedinterjectiveinterjectory

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
interiminteriorB2interjectionC1interlaceinterlock
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