Uk English Meaning of insist

insist

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Definitions and Meaning of insist in English

Wordnet

insist (v)

be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge

beg persistently and urgently

postulate positively and assertively

Webster

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.

FAQs About the word insist

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,