embedded

Everyday

1. Embedded means fixed firmly inside something else, like a stone stuck in mud. tree →
2. (grammar) An embedded clause is a part of a sentence put inside the main sentence, usually between commas. tree →
3. (computers) An embedded video or picture is placed inside a web page. tree →
4. An embedded journalist travels with soldiers to report. tree →

In the lessons

English grammar lessons (embedded relative clauses: «The dog, which was muddy, ran in»). Science (fossils embedded in rock). Computing (embedded videos). Phrases: embedded in, embedded clause, deeply embedded.

Examples

• The fossil was embedded in the rock. tree →
• A splinter was embedded in my finger. tree →
• Add an embedded clause to your sentence: The cat, who was hungry, meowed. tree →
• The teacher embedded a video in the slides. tree →
• The ring was embedded with tiny diamonds. tree →
• Kindness is embedded in our school rules. tree →
• Observing it to be much swollen and inflamed, he examined it and found a large thorn embedded in the ball of the foot. tree →

Note

Double d: embed, embedded, embedding. Commas around an embedded clause are like brackets: the sentence still makes sense without them. Also spelled «imbed», rarely.