Definition of interject Interject

/ɪˌntɚʤɛˈkt/ - [interjekt] - in•ter•ject

We found 7 definitions of interject from 5 different sources.

What does interject mean?

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Verb interjects, interjecting, interjected
interject - to insert between other elements; "She interjected clever remarks"
		come in, interpose, put in, throw in, inject
		disrupt, interrupt, cut off, break up throw into disorder; "This event disrupted the orderly process"

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Wiktionary

interject (Verb)
To insert something between other things.
interject (Verb)
To interpose oneself; to intervene.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

interject (v. t.)
To throw in between; to insert; to interpose.
interject (v. i.)
To throw one's self between or among; to come between; to interpose.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

interject
in-tėr-jekt′, v.t. to throw between: to insert.—v.i. to throw one's self between.—n. Interjec′tion, a throwing between: (gram.) a word thrown in to express emotion.—adjs. Interjec′tional, Interjec′tionary, Interjec′tural.—adv. Interjec′tionally. [L. inter, between, jacĕre, to throw.]

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interject, verb, present, 1st person singular of interject (infinitive).
interject, verb (infinitive).

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