Interject: meaning, pronunciation and examples
Interject verb. To say something abruptly, cutting into what someone else is saying.
How to say it
in-ter-JEKT/ˌɪntəˈdʒɛkt/
3 syllables, stressed on the third (JEKT). Forms: interjected.
Interject in a sentence
'That's not what happened,' Sam interjected before the story could go any further.
Feel free to interject if I get the dates wrong.
Similar and opposite
Similar:
- interrupt
- interpose
- chip in
- butt in
Where interject comes from
From Latin intericere, to throw between.
Test yourself
Which word fills the gap?
Feel free to _____ if I get the dates wrong.
- equivocate
- imply
- interject
Show the answer
interject: Feel free to interject if I get the dates wrong.