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- Dictionaryinsist/ɪnˈsɪst/
verb
- 1. demand something forcefully, not accepting refusal: "she insisted on carrying her own bag" Similar Opposite
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INSIST definition: 1. to say firmly or demand forcefully, especially when others disagree with or oppose what you say…. Learn more.
The meaning of INSIST is to be emphatic, firm, or resolute about something intended, demanded, or required. How to use insist in a sentence.
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.
INSIST meaning: 1. to say firmly or demand forcefully, especially when others disagree with or oppose what you say…. Learn more.
v. in·sist·ed, in·sist·ing, in·sists. v.intr. To be resolute or firm in a demand or course: I insist on paying my share of the expenses. v.tr. To assert or demand (something) firmly or persistently: We insist that you stay for dinner.
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 definition: 1. to say firmly that something is true, especially when other people do not believe you: 2. to…. Learn more.
verb. /ɪnˈsɪst/ Verb Forms. [intransitive, transitive] to demand that something happens or that someone agrees to do something I didn't really want to go but he insisted. Stay and have lunch. I insist!
insist to demand that something happens or that somebody agrees to do something: I didn’t want to go but he insisted. We insist on the highest standards at all times.
1. If you insist that something should be done, you say so very firmly and refuse to give in about it. If you insist on something, you say firmly that it must be done or provided. [...] 2. If you insist that something is the case, you say so very firmly and refuse to say otherwise, even though other people do not believe you. [...] More.
