insist
pronunciation
How to pronounce insist in British English:
UK [ɪnˈsɪst]
How to pronounce insist in American English:
US [ɪnˈsɪst]
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- Verb:
- be insistent and refuse to budge
- beg persistently and urgently
- assert to be true
Word Origin
- insist
- insist: see statue
- insist (v.)
- 1580s, from Latin insistere "persist, dwell upon, stand upon," from in- "upon" (see in- (2)) + sistere "take a stand" (see assist). Perhaps in some cases a back-formation from insistence. Related: Insisted; insisting.
Example
- 1. The imf and the international community should insist .
- 2. Diaspora jewish leaders insist that israel is misunderstood .
- 3. Both governments insist they want good relations .
- 4. The only good news is that the federal justice department , which is now involved , may insist on reforms .
- 5. We should insist only on nonviolence .