Uk English Meaning of insist
insist
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Definitions and Meaning of insist in English
insist (v)
be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
beg persistently and urgently
postulate positively and assertively
insist (v. i.)
To stand or rest; to find support; -- with in, on, or upon.
To take a stand and refuse to give way; to hold to something firmly or determinedly; to be persistent, urgent, or pressing; to persist in demanding; -- followed by on, upon, or that; as, he insisted on these conditions; he insisted on going at once; he insists that he must have money.
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insist
be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge, beg persistently and urgently, postulate positively and assertivelyTo stand or rest; to find support; -- with in, o
allege,state something,Claim,contend,_declare_,maintain,Affirm,announce,argue,average
abandon,deny,reject,challenge,disavow,disclaim,dispute,contradict,negate,negative
insipient => inexperienced, insipience => ignorance, insipidness => insipid, insipidly => in a bland way, insipidity => Insipidity,