insist

v., -sist·ed, -sist·ing, -sists.

v.intr.
To be firm in a demand or course; refuse to yield: insisted on giving me a second helping.

v.tr.
To assert or demand (something) vehemently and persistently: We insist that you accept these gifts.

[Latin īnsistere, to persist : in-, on; see in-² + sistere, to stand.]

insistence in·sis'tence or in·sis'ten·cy n.
insister in·sist'er n.
insistingly in·sist'ing·ly adv.

also insist on

verb

1. To take and maintain a stand obstinately: persevere, persist. See continue/stop/pause.
2. To solicit (something) insistently: press, urge. See continue/stop/pause, seek/avoid.

phrasal verb - insist on (or upon)

To ask for urgently or insistently: call for, claim, demand, exact, require, requisition. Idioms: cry out for. See request.

v

Definition: order and expect; claim
Antonyms: endure, forget, tolerate

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IN BRIEF: To demand or say in a strong, firm manner.

Insist on yourself; never imitate. — Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882), American transcendentalist philosopher, essayist & lecturer.

Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - insistere, hævde, holde på, fastholde, påstå, kræve
v. tr. - kræve, fordre

Nederlands (Dutch)
aandringen, erop staan, volhouden

Français (French)
v. intr. - insister, exiger, tenir à faire
v. tr. - insister, exiger, affirmer, soutenir

Deutsch (German)
v. - bestehen auf, beharren auf

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - επιμένω, εμμένω

Italiano (Italian)
insistere, sostenere

Português (Portuguese)
v. - insistir

Русский (Russian)
настаивать

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - insistir en, empeñarse en
v. tr. - insistir, porfiar, empeñarse

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - insistera, prompt vilja, vidhålla sin ståndpunkt

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
坚持, 坚决认为, 坚决主张, 强调, 一定要, 坚决要求

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 堅持, 堅決認為, 堅決主張, 強調, 一定要
v. tr. - 堅持, 堅決主張, 堅決認為, 堅決要求

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 우기다, 주장하다, 강요하다
v. tr. - 우기다, 주장하다, 강요하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 主張する, 言い張る, 強調する, 強く要求する, 強要する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يصر على‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮עמד על (כך), עמד על דעתו, התעקש‬
v. tr. - ‮הפציר‬

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