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insist

verb

/ɪnˈsɪst/

Meaning

to demand firmly; to state persistently

to demand something forcefully or firmly

He insisted on paying the bill.

She insisted on paying the bill.

insist on

demand, require, maintain, assert, press, urge

Entry 1

demand, require, maintain, assert

Entry 2

demand, maintain, assert, press, urge

yield, surrender, give up, abandon, accept

Entry 1

yield, surrender, give up, abandon

Entry 2

yield, accept, give up

insist strongly, insist firmly, insist repeatedly, insist on, insist that, strongly insist, politely insist

Entry 1

insist strongly, insist firmly, insist repeatedly, insist on

Entry 2

insist on, insist that, strongly insist, politely insist

to break out or appear again after a period of dormancy or decline

To take something for temporary use with the intention of returning it.

to move closer to someone or something; to deal with a situation or problem

to act in a particular way; to conduct oneself

to make sounds louder; to make something larger or more significant

to align or position something relative to a particular point or direction