Interject Meaning
/ɪn.təˈdʒɛkt/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
verbTo insert something between other things.
verbTo say as an interruption or aside.
Sentence Examples
I didn't mean to interject, but I have a quick question.
The speaker allowed the audience to interject with comments.
She chose to interject a quick comment during the debate.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The audience member decided to ____ a comment during the speaker's presentation.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The moderator had to ____ several times to keep the debate on topic and prevent any loud arguments.
Word Origin & History
From Latin interiectus, perfect passive participle of intericiō (“place between”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"He roared with prodigious violence against George the Second. When he ceased, Moody interjected, in an Irish tone, and with a comick look, “Ah! poor George the Second.”"
— 1791, James Boswell, “(please specify the year)”, in James Boswell, editor, The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. […], volume I, London: […] Henry Baldwin, for Charles Dilly, […], →OCLC, pages 474-475:
"‘Please, sir, Richard says one of the horses has got a very bad cold, and he thinks, sir, if you could make it convenient to go the day after to-morrow, instead of to-morrow, he could physic it to-day, so as—’
‘Confound his impudence!’ interjected the master."
— 1848, Anne Brontë, “Chapter 24”, in The Tenant of Wildfell Hall:
"As I listened I interjected an occasional sentence of Japanese translation for our guests."
— 1934, Olaf Stapledon, “East is West”, in Sam Moskowitz, editor, Far Future Calling: Uncollected Science Fiction and Fantasies of Olaf Stapledon, published 1979:
"Virenque, in a panicky mishearing, replied, “Me a dealer? No, I am not a dealer.” […] Whereupon Virenque’s lawyer interjected, “No, Richard, the judge said leader. It’s not an offense to be a leader.”"
— 21 August 2000, Julian Barnes, “The Hardest Test: Drugs and the Tour de France”, in The New Yorker:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The audience member decided to ____ a comment during the speaker's presentation.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The moderator had to ____ several times to keep the debate on topic and prevent any loud arguments.