Insisted I Insist ɪnˈsɪst Wearing Suit Verb Bre

• 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 his/him wearing a suit.

insist

1. to demand that something happens or that somebody agrees 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 his/him wearing a suit.
• He insists that she come.
• He insists that she should come.
• She demanded an immediate explanation.
• All candidates will be required to take a short test.
• I expect to be paid promptly for the work.
• I didn’t want to go but he insisted.
• We insist on the highest standards at all times.
• You’re asking too much of him.
2. to say firmly that something is true, especially when other people do not believe you
• He insisted on his innocence.
• He insisted (that) he was innocent.
• ‘It's true,’ she insisted.

Extra Examples

• He insists on speaking to you personally.
• He quietly but firmly insisted.
• He stubbornly insisted on doing it all himself.
• I’m paying for this—no, I absolutely insist.
• People rightly insist on being treated as individuals.
• She loudly insisted that she had a right to stay.
• She still insists her critics are wrong.
• ‘Please come with us.’ ‘All right, if you insist.’
• I didn’t want to go but he insisted.
• She insisted on his wearing a suit.
• The company insisted that the money be paid immediately.
• We insist on the highest standards at all times.

Verb Forms

• present simple I / you / we / they insist
• he / she / it insists
• past simple insisted
• past participle insisted
• -ing form insisting

Word Origin

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