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- Dictionaryin·sist/inˈsist/
verb
- 1. demand something forcefully, not accepting refusal: "she insisted on carrying her own bag" Similar Opposite
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The meaning of INSIST is to be emphatic, firm, or resolute about something intended, demanded, or required. How to use insist in a sentence.
INSIST definition: 1. to say firmly or demand forcefully, especially when others disagree with or oppose what you say…. Learn more.
To insist on something is to demand or swear to it. You can insist that you didn't eat the last piece of cake, and then insist that your brother show your mom the bits of frosting on his fingers. The verb insist comes from the Latin insistere, meaning “persist,” “dwell upon,” or “stand on.”.
INSIST meaning: 1. to say firmly or demand forcefully, especially when others disagree with or oppose what you say…. Learn more.
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.
in•sist. (ɪnˈsɪst) v.i. 1. 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. v.t. 2. to assert or demand firmly or persistently.
Definition of insist verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
INSIST definition: 1. to say firmly that something is true, especially when other people do not believe you: 2. to…. Learn more.
1. to be emphatic, firm, or resolute on some matter of desire, demand, intention, etc. He insists on checking every shipment. 2. to lay emphasis in assertion. to insist on the justice of a claim. 3.(usually fol. by on or upon) to dwell with earnestness or emphasis. to insist on a point in a discussion.
• You insist on doing something: She insists on having her own bedroom. Don’t say: She insists her own bedroom. • In everyday English, you insist that someone does something: I insist that he waits.
