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insist
What does insist mean?
insist (verb): be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use insist in a sentence?
- Well, if you insist... (Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR)
How do you pronounce insist?
/ɪnˈsɪst/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does insist come from?
Partly from Middle French insister, from Latin īnsistere; and partly from a back-formation from insistence.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to insist
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “insist” mean?
to consider or examine in speech or writing
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use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
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to view with a scrutinizing eye; to examine
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be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
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