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Meaning of 'insist' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . 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.

Meaning of 'insist' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . insist [ v]
Meaning (1):
- beg persistently and urgently
Example in sentence:
  • I importune you to help them
Meaning (2):
- be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
Example in sentence:
  • I must insist!
Meaning (3):
- postulate positively and assertively
Example in sentence:
  • The letter asserts a free society

Nearby Words:

insabbatati insafety insalivation insalubrious insalubrity insalutary insanability insanable insanableness insanably

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