Definition of insists Insists
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What does insists mean?
Part of speech
đŸ”¤- insists, verb, present, 3rd person singular of insist (infinitive).
WordNet
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| insist - assert to be true; "The letter asserts a free society" | ||
| assert | ||
| posit, postulate take as a given; assume as a postulate or axiom; "He posited three basic laws of nature" | ||
| insist - be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge; "I must insist!" | ||
| take a firm stand | ||
| hold firm, stand fast, stand pat, stand firm refuse to abandon one's opinion or belief | ||
| asseverate, assert, maintain state categorically | ||
| insist - beg persistently and urgently; "I importune you to help them" | ||
| importune | ||
| implore, pray, beg address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer; "pray to the Lord" | ||
| besiege harass, as with questions or requests; "The press photographers besieged the movie star" | ||
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Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary đŸ“˜
- insist (v. i.)
To stand or rest; to find support; -- with in, on, or upon. - insist (v. i.)
To take a stand and refuse to give way; to hold to something firmly or determinedly; to be persistent, urgent, or pressing; to persist in demanding; -- followed by on, upon, or that; as, he insisted on these conditions; he insisted on going at once; he insists that he must have money.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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insist
Be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary đŸ“•
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insist
in-sist′, v.i. to dwell on emphatically in discourse: to persist in pressing: (Milt.) to persevere.—n. Insist′ence, perseverance in pressing any claim, grievance, &c.: pertinacity.—adj. Insist′ent, urgent: prominent: upright on end.—adv. Insist′ently.—n. Insist′ure, persistence: (Shak.) constancy. [Fr.,—L. insistĕre, in, upon, sistĕre, to stand.]
Part of speech
đŸ”¤- insist, verb, present, 1st person singular of insist (infinitive).
- insist, verb (infinitive).
