INSISTENT


Meaning of INSISTENT in English

in ‧ sis ‧ tent /ɪnˈsɪst ə nt/ BrE AmE adjective

[ Word Family: verb : ↑ insist ; noun : ↑ insistence ; adverb : ↑ insistently ; adjective : ↑ insistent ]

1 . demanding firmly and repeatedly that something should happen

insistent that

She was insistent that they should all meet for dinner.

insistent on

They were insistent on good manners.

2 . making a continuous pattern of sounds that is difficult to ignore:

the music’s insistent rhythm

—insistently adverb :

The bell rang again insistently.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.