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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.
How to use insist in a sentence. to be emphatic, firm, or resolute about something intended, demanded, or required; persist; to maintain in a persistent or positive manner… See the full definition
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: to be emphatic, firm, or resolute on some matter of desire, demand, intention, etc.. See examples of INSIST used in a sentence.
verb. /ɪnˈsɪst/ Verb Forms. Phrasal Verbs. [intransitive, transitive] to demand that something happen or that somebody agree to do something. I didn't really want to go but he insisted. Stay and have lunch. I insist! ‘Please come with us.’ ‘Very well then, if you insist.’.
to say firmly or demand forcefully, especially when others disagree with or oppose what you say: [ + (that) ] Greg still insists (that) he did nothing wrong. Please go first - I insist! insist on She insisted on seeing her lawyer. Fewer examples. She's 85 now, but she will insist on doing all her own housework.
to be emphatic, firm, or resolute; dwell with earnestness or emphasis (usu. fol. by on or upon ): to insist on a point; to insist on checking every fact.
INSIST definition: 1. to say firmly that something is true, especially when other people do not believe you: 2. to…. Learn more.
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.
• You insist on doing something: She insists on having her own bedroom. Don’t say: She insists her own bedroom. • In everyday English, you insist that someone does something: I insist that he waits. • In formal English, you insist that someone do something, using the base form of the verb (= infinitive without ‘to’): I insist that ...
