insist
/ɪnˈsɪst/ verb B1- To hold up a claim emphatically. · The defendant insisted on his innocence.· I insist that my secretary dresses nicely.
- To demand continually that something happen or be done; to reiterate a demand despite requests to abandon it. · The Prime Minister insisted on his Chancellor's resignation.· The Prime Minister insisted that his Chancellor resign.
He/she/it insists · Past insisted · Past participle insisted · -ing form insisting
Verb forms
- Base form
- insist
- He/she/it
- insists
- Past
- insisted
- Past participle
- insisted
- -ing form
- insisting
From the library
Teddy carried him off to bed, and insisted on Rikki-tikki sleeping under his chin.
But there _must_ have been a boy,” insisted Marilla.
Matthew Insists on Puffed Sleeves
“I insist upon that.
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