insist

CEFRB1

/ɪnˈsɪst/

verb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To say firmly that something must happen or is true.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    To demand continually that something happen or be done; to reiterate a demand despite requests to abandon it.

Examples

  • You always insist that you are in the right.

  • You insist upon our taking that course of action.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
4

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To stand (on); to rest (upon); to lean (upon).

  2. To hold up a claim emphatically.

More examples

In context

  • I insist that my secretary dresses nicely.

  • The Prime Minister insisted on his Chancellor's resignation.

  • The defendant insisted on his innocence.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

Despite his intense fear, he would blank that he is not afraid at all.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

verb

Partly from Middle French insister, from Latin īnsistere; and partly from a back-formation from insistence. Compare typologically from the same PIE root Bulgarian настоявам (nastojavam), Russian наста́ивать (nastáivatʹ).