1
: the power or act of seeing into a situation : penetration
2
: the act or result of apprehending the inner nature of things or of seeing intuitively
Examples of insight in a Sentence
… I had a big insight and a little insight about the book.
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Rust Hills, Esquire, April 1973
… realizing this gave me no insight into how to correct it.
—Bartley McSwine, Change, May–June 1971
… might well offer fresh insights as to the character and extent of the social adaptation involved.
—George C. Barker, ETC, Summer 1945
He is a leader of great insight.
The author analyzes the problem with remarkable insight.
I had a sudden insight.
Her book provides us with fresh new insights into this behavior.
Rust Hills, Esquire, April 1973
… realizing this gave me no insight into how to correct it.
—Bartley McSwine, Change, May–June 1971
… might well offer fresh insights as to the character and extent of the social adaptation involved.
—George C. Barker, ETC, Summer 1945
He is a leader of great insight.
The author analyzes the problem with remarkable insight.
I had a sudden insight.
Her book provides us with fresh new insights into this behavior.
Recent Examples on the Web
Adaptive machine learning models collect and analyze real-time student and teacher learning data, delivering immediate insights.
—Ernest Toh, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
Send your questions now, with Ben online to offer his expert insight at the earlier-than-usual time of 12pm to 1pm GMT.
—Ben Dinnery, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
White brings a lot of his own experiences into his coaching, relating to Black and brown women in specific ways while offering an outside insight.
—Essence, 21 Feb. 2025
It’s hosted by four legendary tech-operators-turned-investors (Chamath Palihapitiya, Jason Calacanis, David Sacks and David Friedberg) who bring banter, hot takes and deep insights to complex topics.
—Noor Lobad, WWD, 21 Feb. 2025
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Ernest Toh, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
Send your questions now, with Ben online to offer his expert insight at the earlier-than-usual time of 12pm to 1pm GMT.
—Ben Dinnery, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
White brings a lot of his own experiences into his coaching, relating to Black and brown women in specific ways while offering an outside insight.
—Essence, 21 Feb. 2025
It’s hosted by four legendary tech-operators-turned-investors (Chamath Palihapitiya, Jason Calacanis, David Sacks and David Friedberg) who bring banter, hot takes and deep insights to complex topics.
—Noor Lobad, WWD, 21 Feb. 2025
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“Insight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/insight. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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insight
noun
in·sight
ˈin-ˌsīt 
: the power or act of seeing into or understanding a situation
Medical Definition
insight
noun
in·sight
ˈin-ˌsīt
1
: understanding or awareness of one's mental or emotional state or condition
2
: immediate and clear understanding (as seeing the solution to a problem or the means to reaching a goal) that takes place without recourse to overt trial-and-error behavior
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