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Insisted I ɪnˈsɪst Wearing Suit Insists Verb Stay

Word3 insist
WordType (verb)
Phonetic /ɪnˈsɪst/ /ɪnˈsɪst/
Example
  • 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.’
  • she insisted on him wearing a suit
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insist

(verb)/ɪnˈsɪst/ /ɪnˈsɪst/

    Verb Forms

  1. 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.’
    • She insisted on him wearing a suit
    • She insisted on his wearing a suit
    • He insists that she come.
    • He insists that she should come.

    Extra Examples

    • He quietly but firmly insisted.
    • I'm paying for this—no, I absolutely insist.
    • The company insisted that the money be paid immediately.
  2. to state clearly that something is true, especially when other people do not believe you
    • He insisted on his innocence.
    • He insisted (that) he was innocent.
    • The government has always insisted that this was not the case.
    • ‘It's true,’ she insisted.

    Extra Examples

    • She loudly insisted that she had a right to stay.
    • She still insists her critics are wrong.
    • Jackson has repeatedly insisted that the allegations were false.

    Word Origin

    • late 16th cent. (in the sense ‘persist, persevere’): from Latin insistere ‘persist’, from in- ‘upon’ + sistere ‘stand’.
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