| Level | B2 |
|---|---|
| Kind | verb |
| Front | insist |
| IPA | /ɪnˈsɪst / verb [intransitive] |
| Back | ısrar etmek |
| Back 2 | insist (verb) /ɪnˈsɪst
/ verb [intransitive]
1
insist (on sth/doing sth);
insist that …
to say strongly that
you must have or do sth, or that sb else must do sth
ısrar
etmek
He always insists on the best.
Dan insisted on coming too.
They insisted on me staying for dinner.
My parents insist that I come home by taxi.
‘Have another drink.’ ‘Oh all right, if you
insist.’
2 insist
(on sth); insist (that) …
to say firmly that sth
is true (when sb does not believe you)
diretmek, dayatmak
She insisted on her innocence.
Benjamin insisted that the accident wasn't
his fault.
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