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1. (v.i.) insist
to be emphatic, firm, or resolute; dwell with earnestness or emphasis (usu. fol. by on or upon ):
to insist on a point; to insist on checking every fact.
2. (v.t.) insist
to assert or demand firmly or persistently.
Etymology: (1580–90; < L insistere to stand still on, persist in =in-in-2+sistere to make stand (akin to stāre to stand ))
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| Definition of 'insist' |
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1. (verb) insist, take a firm stand
be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
"I must insist!"
2. (verb) importune, insist
beg persistently and urgently
"I importune you to help them"
3. (verb) insist, assert
assert to be true
"The letter asserts a free society"
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1. (verb) insist
to say repeatedly that you believe or want sth
I insisted on seeing the doctor.; The company insists that it has done nothing wrong.
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| Definition of 'insist' |
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1. (verb) insist
to stand or rest; to find support; -- with in, on, or upon
2. (verb) insist
to take a stand and refuse to give way; to hold to something firmly or determinedly; to be persistent, urgent, or pressing; to persist in demanding; -- followed by on, upon, or that; as, he insisted on these conditions; he insisted on going at once; he insists that he must have money
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Sense: (withthatoron) to state, emphasize, or hold firmly to (an opinion, plan etc)
He insists that I was to blame for the accident; I insisted on driving him home.
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 Afrikaans: aandring |
 Arabic: يُصِرُّ على ، يُؤَكِّدُ |
 Bulgarian: придържам се |
 Brazilian: insistir |
 Czech: trvat na |
 German: bestehen auf |
 Danish: insistere; fastholde |
 Greek: επιμένω |
 Spanish: insistir |
 Estonian: rõhutama, nõudma |
 Farsi: اصرار کردن |
 Finnish: väittää |
 French: soutenir (que), insister |
 Hebrew: לִדרוֹש בְּתוֹקֶף |
 Hindi: दृढ़ रहना |
 Croatian: inzistirati |
 Hungarian: ragaszkodik vmihez |
 Indonesian: bersikeras |
 Icelandic: halda stíft fram, krefjas |
 Italian: insistere |
 Japanese: 主張する |
 Korean: 고집하다 |
 Lithuanian: atkakliai tvirtinti/laiky |
 Latvian: neatlaidīgi apgalvot; uzs |
 Malay: berkeras |
 Dutch: volhouden |
 Norwegian: påstå, undersøke, fasthol |
 Polish: upierać się (przy) |
 Persian: اصرار کردن |
 Pashto: ټينګ دريدل، كلك درېدل ، ټ |
 Portuguese: insistir |
 Romanian: a susţine (că); a insist |
 Russian: настаивать |
 Slovak: trvať na |
 Slovenian: vztrajati (pri) |
 Serbian: insistirati |
 Swedish: hävda bestämt, insistera |
 Thai: ยืนยัน |
 Turkish: ısrar etmek, direnmek |
 Taiwanese: 堅持 |
 Ukrainian: твердити, наполягати |
 Urdu: اصرار کرنا |
 Vietnamese: khăng khăng |
 Chinese: 坚持 |
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