Insist - definition, pronunciation, transcription
verb
- postulate positively and assertively (syn: assert)
Extra examples
I didn't want to go, but she insisted.
“Come on, let's go.” “Oh, all right, if you insist.”
She insists the money is hers.
Throughout the trial, the prisoner insisted on his lack of guilt.
I'm afraid I have to insist on the return of my book at once.
Mike insisted that he was right.
His friends insisted he had no connection with drugs.
She kept insisting on her innocence.
Stay for supper - I insist!
They insisted that everyone should come to the party.
He insisted I should take a taxi.
We insist on the highest standards of cleanliness in the hotel.
He insisted upon checking everything himself.
I must insist!
They insist on maintaining firm control over the project.
Word forms
I/you/we/they: insist
he/she/it: insists
present participle: insisting
past tense: insisted
past participle: insisted
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