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   insist

   /ɪnˈsɪst/

   verb

   • 1. demand something forcefully, not accepting refusal: "she insisted on carrying her own bag" Similar stand firmbe firmstand one's groundmake a standstand up for oneselfbe resolutebe determinedshow determinationhold onhold outbe emphaticnot take no for an answerbrook no refusalperseverepersistnot give upkeep on at someoneinformal:stick to one's gunsstick it outhang in theredemandcommandrequiredictateimportuneentreaturgeexhortOpposite give up
   • ▪ demand forcefully to have (something): "he insisted on answers to his allegations"
   • ▪ persist in (doing something): "the heavy studded boots she insisted on wearing"
   • ▪ state positively and assertively: "the chairman insisted that all was not doom and gloom" Similar maintainassertholdcontendargueprotestclaimaveravowvowswearstatedeclareannouncepronounceproclaimpropoundbe emphaticemphasizestressrepeatreiteratearchaic:avouchrare:asseveraterepresent

   Word Origin late 16th century (in the sense ‘persist, persevere’): from Latin insistere ‘persist’, from in- ‘upon’ + sistere ‘stand’.

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     INSIST meaning: 1. to say firmly or demand forcefully,...

   • Znaczenie Insist, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     INSIST definicja: 1. to say firmly or demand forcefully,...

   • Insist: Polish Translation

     INSIST translate: nalegać, upierać się, wymagać, domagać...

   • Insist: Arabic Translation

     INSIST translate: يُؤكِّد, يُؤكِّد. Learn more in the...

   • Insist: Russian Translation

     INSIST translate: настаивать , требовать, настаивать . Learn...

   • Insist Spanish Translation

     INSIST translate: insistir (en), insistir. Learn more in the...

   • Insist: Korean Translation

     INSIST translate: 주장하다, 고집부리다, 주장하다. Learn more in the...

   • Insist: Italian Translation

     insist translate: insistere, insistere, insistere,...

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