edit in
B2 neutral separable transitive
In simple words
To put something into a video, book, or recording when you are editing it.
Literal meaning: To put something in during editing — fully transparent.
Meanings
1 B2 neutral
To add a word, scene, sound, or other element to a piece of content during editing.
"The director decided to edit in a flashback scene that had originally been cut from the script."
Grammar: separable
Usage notes
Common in film, television, journalism, and publishing. The opposite of 'edit out.' Used by editors, writers, directors, and podcasters. Straightforward and transparent in meaning.
Commonly used with
scene clip line shot comment paragraph
Forms
Base
edit in
I/you/we/they
3rd person
edits in
he/she/it
Past simple
edited in
yesterday
Past participle
edited in
have + pp
-ing form
editing in
continuous
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