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Definition of interject verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

interject

verb

NAmE//ˌɪntərˈdʒɛkt//

[transitive, intransitive] + speech interject (something) (formal)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they interject

he / she / it interjects

past simple interjected

-ing form interjecting

to interrupt what someone is saying with your opinion or a remark “You're wrong,” interjected Susan.

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