insistv.

Brit.

/ɪnˈsɪst/, U.S.

/ᵻnˈsɪst/

Etymology: < Latin insistĕre to stand upon, persist, dwell upon, < in- (in- prefix³) + sistĕre to stand: compare French insister (1336 in Hatzfeld & Darmesteter).

1. intransitive. To stand or rest on or upon. ? Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > high position > position upon > be upon something [verb (intransitive)]

to sit on ——eOE

leanOE

restOE

to sit upon ——c1300

set1570

insist1598

seat1607

inside1657

repose1799

1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Insistere, to insist..to staie, rest or leane vpon.

a1613 E. Brerewood Enq. Langs. & Relig. (1614) xv. 150 No straight line insisteth perpendicularly, on the face or circumference of any special body..except only those that proceed directly to the center of the sphear.

1656 tr. T. Hobbes Elements Philos. ii. xiv. 142 Two straight lines meeting in the circumference of a Circle and insisting upon equal Arches.

1702 V. Mandey tr. J. J. Hainlin Synopsis Mathematica: Geom. ii. 159 Angles likewise which insist on the Diameter, are all Right Angles.

1812 R. Woodhouse Elem. Treat. Astron. xxxvi. 357 An eclipse caused by the shadow of the globe on which he insists.

1823 [implied in: P. Nicholson New Pract. Builder 219 A bressummer, where it resists a transverse insisting weight. (at insisting adj. 1)].

a1878 [implied in: G. G. Scott Lect. Mediæval Archit. (1879) I. 146 Making the bases and capitals face in the direction of the insisting arch-rib. (at insisting adj. 1)].

a. intransitive. To continue steadfastly or persist in a course of action, to follow steadfastly in (on) a person's steps, etc.; to continue with urgency; to persevere. archaic.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > continuing > continue doing or keep going in a course of action [verb (intransitive)]

to hold a wayOE

to hold forthc1200

to hold ona1225

reignc1300

lasta1325

continuea1340

to continue doing or to doc1384

pursuea1425

perseverec1425

to hold one's wayc1480

prosecute1528

to go on1533

to run on1533

keep1548

to follow on1560

insist1586

to keep on1589

to carry on1832

to carry on1857

string1869

1586 Let. Earle Leycester 24 She hath neuerthelesse insisted in her former practises.

1589 T. Nashe To Students in R. Greene Menaphon Epist. sig. **3^v In whose traces..manie other reuerent Germaines insisting, haue reedified the ruines of our decayed Libraries.

1597 T. Morley Plaine & Easie Introd. Musicke 126 It will be needlesse to insist any longer in teaching him descant.

1638 F. Junius Painting of Ancients 291 To caste our eyes upon Nature, and to insist in her steps.

1672 H. Dodwell Two Lett. Advice ii. ix. 254 Many of the primitive hæreticks..exactly insisted on their footsteps.

1809 Erskine's Princ. Law Scotl. (new ed.) 207 An action may be defined, a demand regularly made and insisted in..for the attaining or recovering of a right.

†b. transitive. To follow in (a person's steps). Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > progressive motion > order of movement > following behind > follow [verb (transitive)] > follow (a track or trail) > follow track or trail of

troda1250

tracec1440

track1565

train1575

tract1577

hunt1579

foot1581

trail1590

to tread the feet of1596

insist1631

pad1861

sleuth1905

back-trail1907

back-track1925

1631 S. Jerome Arraignem. Whole Creature xii. §4. 133 Wee insist their steps, whether crooked or straight.

a. intransitive. To dwell at length or with emphasis on or upon (†of, †in) a matter; hence, to insist on = to assert or maintain persistently. Formerly, also, †to take one's stand on (in) a point.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > statement > insistence or persistence > insist or persist [verb (intransitive)]

perseverec1380

clencha1400

standc1400

to stand to it1549

beat1579

insist1596

hammer1598

consist1600

persist1600

re-enforce1603

to swear pink1956

1596 J. Dalrymple tr. J. Leslie Hist. Scotl. (1888) I. 118 Because we heir haue perchance ouer lang insisted, and haue beine tedious to the reider, in sum particular materis.

1609 B. Jonson Case is Alterd i. sig. B2 I cannot now insist Vpon particulars.

1611 W. Sclater Key (1629) 131 I haue the longer insisted in this vice, because I see [etc.].

a1616 W. Shakespeare Coriolanus (1623) iii. iii. 17 Let them If I say Fine, cry Fine; if Death, cry Death, Insisting on the olde prerogatiue.

1630 W. Prynne Anti-Arminianisme 173 On which our Arminians much insist for proofe of their vniuersall redemption.

1713 G. Berkeley Three Dialogues Hylas & Philonous iii. 127 I shall insist no longer on that Point.

1793 E. Burke Observ. Conduct Minority in Wks. (1821) VII. 264 The ruling Jacobins insist upon it, that [etc.].

1871 B. Jowett in tr. Plato Dialogues I. 389 Socrates is not prepared to insist on the literal accuracy of this description.

b. with clause: To maintain persistently or positively that a thing is so.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > statement > insistence or persistence > insist or persist [verb (intransitive)] > maintain that a thing is so

insista1715

a1715 Bp. G. Burnet Hist. Own Time (1725) I. ii. 239 Leighton insisted, that it ought to be done for that very reason.

1768 L. Sterne Sentimental Journey II. 207 I begg'd a thousand pardons—but insisted it was no more than an ejaculation.

1805 W. Cruise Digest Laws Eng. Real Prop. V. 470 It was insisted, that the testator had restrained the estate of inheritance during her life.

1875 B. Jowett in tr. Plato Dialogues (ed. 2) IV. 19 Protarchus..insists that..all pleasures are good.

c. With quoted words.

ΚΠ

1888 Mrs. H. Ward Robert Elsmere III. vi. xxxix. 175 ‘And rather than try,’ he insisted, ‘you will go on believing [etc.].’

1906 W. S. Maugham Bishop's Apron iv. 47 ‘Do you care for me at all?’ he insisted.

a. To make a demand with persistent urgency; to take a persistent or peremptory stand in regard to a stipulation, claim, demand, proposal, etc. Const. on, upon (formerly for, against, or infinitive).

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > command > command or bidding > command or give orders [verb (intransitive)] > demand

require?c1425

insist1623

1623 Ld. Herbert Let. 31 Oct. in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eng. Hist. (1824) 1st Ser. III. 165 That the sayd Kinge of Spaine would never insiste upon obtaininge those priviledges.

1701 C. Davenant Peace & War (1704) I. i. xi. 244 Those who..insist for a strange kind of Latitude, and to have Priviledges above the rest of their Fellow Subjects.

1702 Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion I. i. 12 This condition should be first humbly insisted on.

a1715 Bp. G. Burnet Hist. Own Time (1725) I. ii. 300 They insisted mainly against kneeling at the sacrament of the Lord's Supper.

1749 G. Lavington Enthusiasm Methodists & Papists: Pt. II 47 Her Spouse insisting to play another Game, she lost it.

1791 J. Boswell Life Johnson anno 1778 II. 249 Johnson: No good and worthy man will insist upon another man's drinking wine.

1875 W. S. Hayward Love against World 77 Since you insist, I cannot help it.

1896 Law Times 100 408/1 It is now time to insist on the necessary appointment being made.

b. with that and clause.

ΚΠ

1676 tr. G. Guillet de Saint-Georges Acct. Voy. Athens 17 We insisted that when we struck and saluted them, the Frigot should hang out either the French or English Colours.

1883 J. A. Froude Short Stud. IV. i. iii. 33 The king insisted that a sacred profession should not be used as a screen for the protection of felony.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	insist
释义	insistv. Brit. /ɪnˈsɪst/, U.S. /ᵻnˈsɪst/ Etymology: < Latin insistĕre to stand upon, persist, dwell upon, < in- (in- prefix³) + sistĕre to stand: compare French insister (1336 in Hatzfeld & Darmesteter). 1. intransitive. To stand or rest on or upon. ? Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > high position > position upon > be upon something [verb (intransitive)] to sit on ——eOE leanOE restOE to sit upon ——c1300 set1570 insist1598 seat1607 inside1657 repose1799 1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Insistere, to insist..to staie, rest or leane vpon. a1613 E. Brerewood Enq. Langs. & Relig. (1614) xv. 150 No straight line insisteth perpendicularly, on the face or circumference of any special body..except only those that proceed directly to the center of the sphear. 1656 tr. T. Hobbes Elements Philos. ii. xiv. 142 Two straight lines meeting in the circumference of a Circle and insisting upon equal Arches. 1702 V. Mandey tr. J. J. Hainlin Synopsis Mathematica: Geom. ii. 159 Angles likewise which insist on the Diameter, are all Right Angles. 1812 R. Woodhouse Elem. Treat. Astron. xxxvi. 357 An eclipse caused by the shadow of the globe on which he insists. 1823 [implied in: P. Nicholson New Pract. Builder 219 A bressummer, where it resists a transverse insisting weight. (at insisting adj. 1)]. a1878 [implied in: G. G. Scott Lect. Mediæval Archit. (1879) I. 146 Making the bases and capitals face in the direction of the insisting arch-rib. (at insisting adj. 1)]. 2. a. intransitive. To continue steadfastly or persist in a course of action, to follow steadfastly in (on) a person's steps, etc.; to continue with urgency; to persevere. archaic. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > continuing > continue doing or keep going in a course of action [verb (intransitive)] to hold a wayOE to hold forthc1200 to hold ona1225 reignc1300 lasta1325 continuea1340 to continue doing or to doc1384 pursuea1425 perseverec1425 to hold one's wayc1480 prosecute1528 to go on1533 to run on1533 keep1548 to follow on1560 insist1586 to keep on1589 to carry on1832 to carry on1857 string1869 1586 Let. Earle Leycester 24 She hath neuerthelesse insisted in her former practises. 1589 T. Nashe To Students in R. Greene Menaphon Epist. sig. *3^v In whose traces..manie other reuerent Germaines insisting, haue reedified the ruines of our decayed Libraries. 1597 T. Morley Plaine & Easie Introd. Musicke* 126 It will be needlesse to insist any longer in teaching him descant. 1638 F. Junius Painting of Ancients 291 To caste our eyes upon Nature, and to insist in her steps. 1672 H. Dodwell Two Lett. Advice ii. ix. 254 Many of the primitive hæreticks..exactly insisted on their footsteps. 1809 Erskine's Princ. Law Scotl. (new ed.) 207 An action may be defined, a demand regularly made and insisted in..for the attaining or recovering of a right. †b. transitive. To follow in (a person's steps). Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > progressive motion > order of movement > following behind > follow [verb (transitive)] > follow (a track or trail) > follow track or trail of troda1250 tracec1440 track1565 train1575 tract1577 hunt1579 foot1581 trail1590 to tread the feet of1596 insist1631 pad1861 sleuth1905 back-trail1907 back-track1925 1631 S. Jerome Arraignem. Whole Creature xii. §4. 133 Wee insist their steps, whether crooked or straight. 3. a. intransitive. To dwell at length or with emphasis on or upon (†of, †in) a matter; hence, to insist on = to assert or maintain persistently. Formerly, also, †to take one's stand on (in) a point. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > statement > insistence or persistence > insist or persist [verb (intransitive)] perseverec1380 clencha1400 standc1400 to stand to it1549 beat1579 insist1596 hammer1598 consist1600 persist1600 re-enforce1603 to swear pink1956 1596 J. Dalrymple tr. J. Leslie Hist. Scotl. (1888) I. 118 Because we heir haue perchance ouer lang insisted, and haue beine tedious to the reider, in sum particular materis. 1609 B. Jonson Case is Alterd i. sig. B2 I cannot now insist Vpon particulars. View more context for this quotation 1611 W. Sclater Key (1629) 131 I haue the longer insisted in this vice, because I see [etc.]. a1616 W. Shakespeare Coriolanus (1623) iii. iii. 17 Let them If I say Fine, cry Fine; if Death, cry Death, Insisting on the olde prerogatiue. View more context for this quotation 1630 W. Prynne Anti-Arminianisme 173 On which our Arminians much insist for proofe of their vniuersall redemption. 1713 G. Berkeley Three Dialogues Hylas & Philonous iii. 127 I shall insist no longer on that Point. 1793 E. Burke Observ. Conduct Minority in Wks. (1821) VII. 264 The ruling Jacobins insist upon it, that [etc.]. 1871 B. Jowett in tr. Plato Dialogues I. 389 Socrates is not prepared to insist on the literal accuracy of this description. b. with clause: To maintain persistently or positively that a thing is so. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > statement > insistence or persistence > insist or persist [verb (intransitive)] > maintain that a thing is so insista1715 a1715 Bp. G. Burnet Hist. Own Time (1725) I. ii. 239 Leighton insisted, that it ought to be done for that very reason. 1768 L. Sterne Sentimental Journey II. 207 I begg'd a thousand pardons—but insisted it was no more than an ejaculation. 1805 W. Cruise Digest Laws Eng. Real Prop. V. 470 It was insisted, that the testator had restrained the estate of inheritance during her life. 1875 B. Jowett in tr. Plato Dialogues (ed. 2) IV. 19 Protarchus..insists that..all pleasures are good. c. With quoted words. ΚΠ 1888 Mrs. H. Ward Robert Elsmere III. vi. xxxix. 175 ‘And rather than try,’ he insisted, ‘you will go on believing [etc.].’ 1906 W. S. Maugham Bishop's Apron iv. 47 ‘Do you care for me at all?’ he insisted. 4. a. To make a demand with persistent urgency; to take a persistent or peremptory stand in regard to a stipulation, claim, demand, proposal, etc. Const. on, upon (formerly for, against, or infinitive). ΘΚΠ society > authority > command > command or bidding > command or give orders [verb (intransitive)] > demand require?c1425 insist1623 1623 Ld. Herbert Let. 31 Oct. in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eng. Hist. (1824) 1st Ser. III. 165 That the sayd Kinge of Spaine would never insiste upon obtaininge those priviledges. 1701 C. Davenant Peace & War (1704) I. i. xi. 244 Those who..insist for a strange kind of Latitude, and to have Priviledges above the rest of their Fellow Subjects. 1702 Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion I. i. 12 This condition should be first humbly insisted on. a1715 Bp. G. Burnet Hist. Own Time (1725) I. ii. 300 They insisted mainly against kneeling at the sacrament of the Lord's Supper. 1749 G. Lavington Enthusiasm Methodists & Papists: Pt. II 47 Her Spouse insisting to play another Game, she lost it. 1791 J. Boswell Life Johnson anno 1778 II. 249 Johnson: No good and worthy man will insist upon another man's drinking wine. 1875 W. S. Hayward Love against World 77 Since you insist, I cannot help it. 1896 Law Times 100 408/1 It is now time to insist on the necessary appointment being made. b. with that and clause. ΚΠ 1676 tr. G. Guillet de Saint-Georges Acct. Voy. Athens 17 We insisted that when we struck and saluted them, the Frigot should hang out either the French or English Colours. 1883 J. A. Froude Short Stud. IV. i. iii. 33 The king insisted that a sacred profession should not be used as a screen for the protection of felony. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < v.1586
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