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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024in•sist /ɪnˈsɪst/USA pronunciation v. - to continue to stress the importance of:[~ + on/upon + object]to insist upon a point.
- to demand firmly or without stopping: [~ + (that) clause]I insist that you go.[used with quotations]"But you must help me,'' she insisted.
in•sist•ing•ly, adv.: insistingly asking for clarification.See -sist-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024in•sist (in sist′),USA pronunciation v.i. - 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 fol. by on or upon):to insist on a point in a discussion.
v.t. - 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.
- Latin insistere to stand still on, persist in, equivalent. to in- in-2 + sistere to stand, make stand, reduplicated derivative from base of stāre to stand
- 1580–90
in•sist′er, n. in•sist′ing•ly, adv. - 5.See corresponding entry in Unabridged urge, require.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: insist /ɪnˈsɪst/ vb - 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)
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin insistere to stand upon, urge, from in-² + sistere to standinˈsister n inˈsistingly adv |