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Definition of Interject
1. Verb. To insert between other elements. "She interjected clever remarks"
Generic synonyms: Break Up, Cut Off, Disrupt, Interrupt
Derivative terms: Interjection, Interjection, Interposition, Interposition
Definition of Interject
1. v. t. To throw in between; to insert; to interpose.
2. v. i. To throw one's self between or among; to come between; to interpose.
Definition of Interject
1. Verb. (transitive) To insert something between other things ¹
2. Verb. (intransitive) To interpose oneself; to intervene. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Interject
1. [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Interject
Literary usage of Interject
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of the English Language: In which the Words are Deduced from ...by Samuel Johnson by Samuel Johnson (1805)
"UP. interject. i. A word exhorting to rise from bed. Go drive Lhe deer, and drag
the tinny prey. Uf, up ! cries gluttony, 'tis break of day ; ?:*,. ». ..."
2. Elements of Criticism by Henry Home Kames (1807)
"... has no bad effect to interject a panic between it and the adverb that follows.
... interject ..."
3. A Critical Pronouncing Dictionary, and Expositor of the English Language ...by John Walker by John Walker (1806)
"... HAB HA, ha. interject. An expression of wonder, surprise, ... HAU, lia.
interject. ... interject. A term of salutation. To HAIL, hale. v. п. ..."
4. A Critical Pronouncing Dictionary, and Expositor of the English Language: To by John Walker (1806)
"... interject. A form of salutation used to a new ... interject. A Beautiful,
pleasing to the eye. ... interject. A term of salutation. ..."
5. A Critical Pronouncing Dictionary, and Expositor of the English Language by John Walker (1819)
"WELL, well. a. Not sick, not unhappy ; convenient, happy ; being in favour;
recovered from any sickness or misfortune. WELLADAY, wel'4-da. interject. Alas! ..."
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