(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
If you ~ that something should be done, you say so very firmly and refuse to give in about it. If you ~ on something, you say firmly that it must be done or provided.
My family ~ed that I should not give in, but stay and fight...
She ~ed on being present at all the interviews...
I didn’t want to join in, but Kenneth ~ed.
VERB: V that, V on -ing/n, V
2.
If you ~ that something is the case, you say so very firmly and refuse to say otherwise, even though other people do not believe you.
The president ~ed that he was acting out of compassion, not opportunism...
‘It’s not that difficult,’ she ~s...
Crippen ~ed on his innocence.
VERB: V that, V with quote, V on n