insist
to be emphatic, firm, or resolute on some matter of desire, demand, intention, etc.: He insists on checking every shipment.
to lay emphasis in assertion: to insist on the justice of a claim.
to dwell with earnestness or emphasis (usually followed by on or upon): to insist on a point in a discussion.
to assert or maintain firmly: He insists that he saw the ghosts.
to demand or persist in demanding: I insist that you see this thing through.
Origin of insist
1Other words for insist
Other words from insist
- in·sist·er, noun
- in·sist·ing·ly, adverb
- o·ver·in·sist, verb (used without object)
- re·in·sist, verb (used without object)
- su·per·in·sist, verb (used without object)
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How to use insist in a sentence
The laws of electromagnetism, in particular, insisted that light had to travel at 186,000 miles per second regardless of the observer’s frame of reference.
When Einstein Tilted at Windmills - Issue 93: Forerunners | Amanda Gefter | November 18, 2020 | NautilusTo a person, the CEOs we convened insisted that over time, as IBM CEO Arvind Krishna put it, “Purpose and profit go together, reinforcing each other.”
Well, MSCHF insists that they went through all of the legal steps of incorporating Push Party and raising this round.
MSCHF’s Push Party raises an unconventional seed round at a $200 million valuation | Lucas Matney | November 9, 2020 | TechCrunchSmith, who received news media coverage as a candidate appearing to be at odds with the solidly Democratic constituents in Ward 8, insisted he is a loyal Ward 8 resident committed to fighting for local neighborhood issues.
33 LGBTQ candidates win election to ANC seats across D.C. | Lou Chibbaro Jr. | November 4, 2020 | Washington BladeThe police have cracked down on protesters, but the opposition insists it isn’t budging until the election is held again.
My doctor insisted that once I filed this piece I lie down on my bed and not get out.
I Tried to Warn You About Sleazy Billionaire Jeffrey Epstein in 2003 | Vicky Ward | January 7, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTLalo insisted during a recent interview that they encountered Chito “and his people by accident.”
An Informant, a Missing American, and Juarez’s House of Death: Inside the 12-Year Cold Case of David Castro | Bill Conroy | January 6, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTA palace insider however insisted to the Daily Beast today that the Queen was not about to abdicate.
It seems that the deputies asked him to leave, but Saylor insisted on staying, and perhaps physically resisted them.
How the U.S. Justice System Screws Prisoners with Disabilities | Elizabeth Picciuto | December 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST“At worst, Eric picked up a garbage can, was told by police to put it down, and did,” his lawyer, Martin Stoler, insisted.
He insisted upon my staying a while, and we had the most amusing and entertaining conversation imaginable.
Music-Study in Germany | Amy FayBefore definitely deciding to give up Kullak and come to him, Deppe insisted that I should hear one of his scholars play.
Music-Study in Germany | Amy FayI insisted on her taking my own rocker, while I fixed myself on the floor with a pillar for a back-rest.
The Soldier of the Valley | Nelson LloydWhat if his father insisted upon his going to London, and doing any other dirty work which these fellows chose to put upon him?
In a voice thick with the torturing rage of impotence he gave the order upon which the grim Parisian insisted.
St. Martin's Summer | Rafael Sabatini
British Dictionary definitions for insist
/ (ɪnˈsɪst) /
to make a determined demand (for): he insisted that his rights be respected; he insisted on his rights
to express a convinced belief (in) or assertion (of): he insisted that she was mad; he insisted on her madness
Origin of insist
1Derived forms of insist
- insister, noun
- insistingly, adverb
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