INSIST

Meaning of INSIST in English

■ verb demand or state forcefully, without accepting refusal or contradiction.

↘( ~ on ) persist in (doing).

Origin

C16: from L. ~ere 'persist', from in- 'upon' + sistere 'to stand'.

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

INSIST — insister (-entie)
English interlingue dictionary
INSIST — ipugus;pamugos;pamugus
English-Visayan vocabulary
INSIST — verb see: stand Date: 1586 intransitive verb to be emphatic, firm, or resolute about something intended, demanded, or required , …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
INSIST — ə̇nˈsist verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle French or Latin; Middle French insister, from Latin insistere to stand upon, persist, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
INSIST — (v. i.) To take a stand and refuse to give way; to hold to something firmly or determinedly; to be …
Английский словарь Webster
INSIST — — insister , n. — insistingly , adv. /in sist"/ , v.i. 1. to be emphatic, firm, or resolute on …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
INSIST — verb Etymology: Middle French or Latin; Middle French insister, from Latin insistere to stand upon, persist, from in- + sistere …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
INSIST — vi to stand or rest; to find support; with in, on, or upon. 2. insist ·vi to take a …
Webster English vocab
INSIST — insist BrE AmE ɪn ˈsɪst ▷ insist|ed ɪd əd ▷ insist|ing ɪŋ ▷ insist|s s
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
INSIST — / ɪnˈsɪst; NAmE / verb insist (on sth) 1. to demand that sth happens or that sb agrees to do …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
INSIST — in ‧ sist S3 W2 /ɪnˈsɪst/ BrE AmE verb [intransitive] [ Word Family: verb : ↑ insist ; noun : …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
INSIST — v.tr. (usu. foll. by that + clause; also absol.) maintain or demand positively and assertively (insisted that he was innocent; …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
INSIST — v.tr. (usu. foll. by that + clause; also absol.) maintain or demand positively and assertively (insisted that he was innocent; …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
INSIST — v.tr. (usu. foll. by that + clause; also absol.) maintain or demand positively and assertively (insisted that he was innocent; …
Oxford English vocab
INSIST — ( insists, insisting, insisted) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
INSIST — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADVERB always ▪ She always insisted on doing it herself and that made it easy …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
INSIST — [verb] - to state or demand forcefully, esp. despite oppositionGreg still insists (that) he did nothing wrong. [+ (that) clause]Please …
Cambridge English vocab
INSIST — Synonyms and related words : advocate, affirm, allege, announce, annunciate, argue, assert, assever, asseverate, aver, avouch, avow, blandish, brook no …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
INSIST — verb ADVERB ▪ firmly , strongly , vehemently ▪ adamantly ( esp. AmE ), doggedly , steadfastly , stubbornly ▪ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
INSIST — See ↑ INSIST 1, ↑ SAY 3, ↑ TELL 17
Longman Activator English vocab
INSIST — INDEX: 1. to say firmly that someone must do something or that something must happen RELATED WORDS see also ↑ …
Longman Activator English vocab
INSIST — v. 25B6; verb be prepared to insist : STAND FIRM, stand one's ground, be resolute, be determined, hold out, be …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
INSIST — verb BAD : The porter insisted to help us with our baggage. GOOD : The porter insisted on helping us …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
INSIST — гл. 1) настаивать (на чем-л.); настойчиво утверждать (on, upon) to insist absolutely, definitely, positively ≈ упорно настаивать to insist stubbornly …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
INSIST — insist.ogg ınʹsıst v 1> настойчиво утверждать, настаивать to insist on the importance of smth. - подчёркивать необходимость чего-л. to insist …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
INSIST — v 1> настойчиво утверждать, настаивать to insist on the importance of smth. - подчёркивать необходимость чего-л. to insist on one's …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
INSIST — гл. 1) ( insist on / upon ) настойчиво утверждать, настаивать на ( чём-л. ) to insist absolutely, definitely, positively …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
INSIST — гл. 1) (insist on / upon) настойчиво утверждать, настаивать на (чём-л.) to insist absolutely, definitely, positively — упорно настаивать to insist stubbornly — …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
INSIST — _v. 1> настаивать (на чем-л.); настойчиво утверждать (on, upon) Throughout the trial, the prisoner insisted on his lack of guilt. …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
INSIST — v. 1. настаивать (на чем-л.); настойчиво утверждать (on, upon) Throughout the trial, the prisoner insisted on his lack of guilt. …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
INSIST — гл. 1) настаивать (на чем-л.); настойчиво утверждать (on, upon) to insist absolutely, definitely, positively ≈ упорно настаивать to insist stubbornly …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
INSIST — (v. i.) To stand or rest; to find support; -- with in, on, or upon.
Английский словарь Webster
INSIST — ( v. i. ) To take a stand and refuse to give way; to hold to something firmly or determinedly; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
INSIST — ( v. i. ) To stand or rest; to find support; -- with in, on, or upon.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
INSIST — v. persist, persevere; firmly emphasize, assert; demand emphatically, firmly request, require
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
INSIST — v. Pronunciation: in- ' sist Function: verb Etymology: Middle French or Latin; Middle French insister, from Latin insistere to stand …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
INSIST — [in.sist] vb [MF or L; MF insister, fr. L insistere to stand upon, persist, fr. in- + sistere to take …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
INSIST — (~s, ~ing, ~ed) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If you ~ …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
INSIST — verb
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
INSIST — v. 1) to ~ absolutely, definitely, positively; stubbornly 2) ( D ; intr. ) to ~ on (they ~ on …
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
INSIST — v. 1 demand, require, call for, command, importune, urge, exhort, argue, remonstrate, expostulate The chairman insisted that proper parliamentary procedure …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
INSIST — Настаивать
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
INSIST — настаивать (на чем-л.); настойчиво утверждать (on, upon) настойчиво требовать (on)
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
INSIST — (v) настаивать; настоять
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
INSIST — v 1) настойчиво утверждать, настаивать to ~ on the importance of smth. - подчёркивать необходимость чего-л. to ~ on one's …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
INSIST — v. утверждать, настойчиво утверждать, настаивать, настоять
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
INSIST — v. утверждать, настойчиво утверждать, настаивать, настоять
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
INSIST — настаивать (на чем-л.); настойчиво утверждать (on, upon) настойчиво требовать (on)
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
INSIST — гл. настаивать на (on/upon), настойчиво утверждать
Англо-Русский словарь по экономике
INSIST — _v. 1> настаивать (на чём-л.); настойчиво утверждать (on, upon) 2> настойчиво требовать (on)
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
INSIST — Нажать
Британский Англо-Русский словарь
INSIST — [v.] настаивать (на — on, upon )
Morteza English-Russian Dictionary
INSIST — v настаивать (на - on, upon)
Англо-Русский словарь - Королев
INSIST — настаивать
English-Russian Online Dictionary
INSIST — утверждать, настаивать
English-Russian vocab
INSIST — настаивать на (on, upon), настойчиво утверждать
Англо-Русский экономический словарь
INSIST — настаивать
Англо-Русский словарь

Concise Oxford English vocab

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