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insist
[ in-sist ]
verb (used without object)
- to be emphatic, firm, or resolute on some matter of desire, demand, intention, etc.:
He insists on checking every shipment.
- to lay emphasis in assertion:
to insist on the justice of a claim.
- to dwell with earnestness or emphasis (usually followed by on or upon ):
to insist on a point in a discussion.
verb (used with object)
- to assert or maintain firmly:
He insists that he saw the ghosts.
- to demand or persist in demanding:
I insist that you see this thing through.
Synonyms: ,
insist
/ ɪˈɪ /
verb
- to make a determined demand (for)
he insisted that his rights be respected
he insisted on his rights
- to express a convinced belief (in) or assertion (of)
he insisted on her madness
he insisted that she was mad
Derived Forms
- ˈٱ, noun
- ˈپԲ, adverb
Other yvlog Forms
- ·İ noun
- ·iԲ· adverb
- v·· verb (used without object)
- i· verb (used without object)
- p·· verb (used without object)
yvlog History and Origins
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of insist1
Example Sentences
"He's the best player in the world," the Asturian insisted several times.
This, they insist you should know, is integral to the conservative culture of life, and their ideological justification for the claim that everything they do is good for families.
Even while he insisted that he now lives in "the light of the Lord," Brand insinuated that he's the victim of a corrupt conspiracy to frame him.
Ridley insists that they examine this phenomenon further, but Elliot would prefer to brush it under the rug so as not to worry their hosts.
The opposition insists there will be weekly protests from now on.
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