INSIST


Meaning of INSIST in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ɪnˈsɪst ]

v.tr. (usu. foll. by that + clause; also absol.) maintain or demand positively and assertively (insisted that he was innocent; give me the bag! I insist!). øinsist on demand or maintain (I insist on being present; insists on his suitability). øøinsister n. insistingly adv. [L insistere stand on, persist (as IN-(2), sistere stand)]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.