Definitions for insist
ɪnˈsɪstin·sist

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.5 / 2 votes

1. insist, take a firm standverb

   be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge

   "I must insist!"

2. importune, insistverb

   beg persistently and urgently

   "I importune you to help them"

3. insist, assertverb

   assert to be true

   "The letter asserts a free society"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. insistverb

   (with on or upon) to hold up a claim emphatically.

   The defendant insisted on his innocence.

2. insistverb

   (with on or upon) to demand continually that something happen or be done.

   The Prime Minister insisted on his Chancellor to resign.

3. insistverb

   To stand on; to rest upon; to lean upon. Used especially as a technical term in geometry.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To INSISTverb

   Etymology: insister, French; insisto, Latin.

   1. To stand or rest upon.

   The combs being double, the cells on each side the partition are so ordered, that the angles on one side insist upon the centers of the bottom of the cells on the other side. John Ray.

   2. Not to recede from terms or assertions; to persist in.

   Upon such large terms, and so absolute,
   As our conditions shall insist upon,
   Our peace shall stand as firm as rocky mountains. William Shakespeare.

   3. To dwell upon in discourse.

   Were there no other act of hostility but that which we have hitherto insisted on, the intercepting of her supplies were irreparably injurious to her. Decay of Piety.

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1. insist

   To insist means to firmly and persistently demand, request, or assert something, often refusing to accept refusal or disagreement. It involves expressing a strong belief or opinion and maintaining it regardless of opposing arguments or objections.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Insistverb

   to stand or rest; to find support; -- with in, on, or upon

2. Insistverb

   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

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Insist

   in-sist′, v.i. to dwell on emphatically in discourse: to persist in pressing: (Milt.) to persevere.—n. Insist′ence, perseverance in pressing any claim, grievance, &c.: pertinacity.—adj. Insist′ent, urgent: prominent: upright on end.—adv. Insist′ently.—n. Insist′ure, persistence: (Shak.) constancy. [Fr.,—L. insistĕre, in, upon, sistĕre, to stand.]

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1. Insist

   Insist vs. Persist -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Insist and Persist.

British National Corpus

1. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'insist' in Verbs Frequency: #311

Anagrams for insist »

1. sit-ins

2. sits in

How to pronounce insist?

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How to say insist in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of insist in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of insist in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of insist in a Sentence

1. Terry Pratchett:

   The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it.

2. Edith Sitwell:

   I'm not the man to balk at a low smell, I not the man to insist on asphodel. This sounds like a He-fellow, don't you think? It sounds like that. I belch, I bawl, I drink.

3. Wafa Hefny:

   There are two things we insist on... On the level of the organization, we want to be represented strongly in the shura and the Guidance Bureau.

4. Ralph Waldo Emerson:

   Insist on yourself never imitate... Every great man is unique.

5. Heywood Broun:

   Nobody talks so constantly about God as those who insist that there is no God.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=insist
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Insist
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=insist
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/insist
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=insist