insist (redirected from insists on)

in·sist  (n-sst)

v. in·sist·ed, in·sist·ing, in·sists

v.intr.

To be firm in a demand or course; refuse to yield: insisted on giving me a second helping.

v.tr.

To assert or demand (something) vehemently and persistently: We insist that you accept these gifts.

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[Latin nsistere, to persist : in-, on; see in-² + sistere, to stand; see st- in Indo-European roots.]

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in·sistence, in·sisten·cy n.

in·sister n.

in·sisting·ly adv.

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insist [ɪnˈsɪst]

vb when tr., takes a clause as object; when intr., usually foll. by on or upon

1. to make a determined demand (for) he insisted that his rights be respected he insisted on his rights

2. to express a convinced belief (in) or assertion (of) he insisted that she was mad he insisted on her madness

[from Latin insistere to stand upon, urge, from in-² + sistere to stand]

insister  n

insistingly  adv

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	insist - be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge; "I must insist!" take a firm stand hold firm, stand fast, stand pat, stand firm - refuse to abandon one's opinion or belief assert, asseverate, maintain - state categorically
	2.	insist - beg persistently and urgently; "I importune you to help them" importune beg, implore, pray - call upon in supplication; entreat; "I beg you to stop!" besiege - harass, as with questions or requests; "The press photographers besieged the movie star"
	3.	insist - assert to be true; "The letter asserts a free society" assert postulate, posit - take as a given; assume as a postulate or axiom; "He posited three basic laws of nature"

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insist

verb

1. persist, press (someone), be firm, stand firm, stand your ground, lay down the law, put your foot down (informal), not take no for an answer, brook no refusal, take or make a stand I didn't want to join in, but he insisted.

2. demand, order, urge, require, command, dictate, entreat I insisted that the fault be repaired.

3. assert, state, maintain, hold, claim, declare, repeat, vow, swear, contend, affirm, reiterate, profess, avow, aver, asseverate He insisted that he was acting out of compassion.

Translations

insist [ɪnˈsɪst]

A. VI → insistir
if you insist → si insistes
to insist on sth (= repeat) → insistir en algo; (= demand) → exigir algo; (= emphasize) [+ point, aspect, benefit] → hacer hincapié en algo
she always insists on the best → siempre exige lo mejor
he insists on his version of events → se reafirma en su versión de los hechos
to insist on doing sth → insistir en hacer algo
he insists on provoking me → insiste or se empeña en provocarme

B. VT to insist that → insistir en que
he insisted that it was so → insistió en que era así
I insisted that it be done → insistí en que se hiciera

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insist [ɪnˈsɪst]

vi → insister
I didn't want to, but he insisted → Je ne voulais pas, mais il a insisté.
to insist on doing sth → insister pour faire qch
She insisted on paying → Elle a insisté pour payer.

vt

(= demand) to insist (that) → insister pour que ... + subj
He insisted that we stay → Il insista pour que nous restions.
to insist on sth → insister sur la nécessité de qch
Most universities insist on an interview → La plupart des universités insistent sur la nécessité d'un entretien.
They must insist on a code of conduct for the players → Ils doivent insister sur la nécessité d'un code de conduite pour les joueurs.
Our landlady didn't insist on a deposit → Notre propriétaire n'a pas insisté pour obtenir une caution.
to insist on doing sth → insister pour faire qch
She insisted on coming with us → Elle a insisté pour venir avec nous.

(= claim) to insist (that) → insister que
He insisted he was innocent.; He insisted that he was innocent → Il insistait qu'il était innocent.
He insisted that he was acting out of compassion → Il insista qu'il n'agissait que par compassion.
"But she's innocent," the girl insisted → "Mais il est innocent", insista la fille.

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insist

vi I insist! → ich bestehe darauf!; if you insist → wenn Sie darauf bestehen; (= if you like) → wenns unbedingt sein muss; he insists on his innocence or that he is innocent → er behauptet beharrlich, unschuldig zu sein; to insist on a point → auf einem Punkt beharren; to insist on silence → auf absoluter Ruhe bestehen; I insist on the best → ich bestehe auf bester Qualität; to insist on doing something/on somebody doing something → darauf bestehen, etw zu tun/dass jd etw tut; he will insist on calling her by the wrong name → er redet sie beharrlich beim falschen Namen an; if you will insist on smoking that foul tobacco → wenn Sie schon unbedingt diesen scheußlichen Tabak rauchen müssen

vt to insist that … → darauf beharren or bestehen, dass …; he insists that he is innocent → er behauptet beharrlich, unschuldig zu sein; “it wasn’t me”, she insisted → „ich wars nicht!“ sagte sie beharrlich; but he still insisted that … → aber er beharrte or bestand trotzdem darauf, dass …; I must insist that you stop → ich muss darauf bestehen, dass Sie aufhören; she insists that she is right → sie besteht darauf, dass sie recht hat

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insist [ɪnˈsɪst]

1. vi to insist (on sth/on doing sth) → insistere (su qc/nel fare qc)
she insists on leaving tomorrow → vuole assolutamente partire domani, insiste nel voler partire domani

2. vt to insist that (order) → insistere che + sub; (maintain) → sostenere or affermare di
I insist that you let me pay → insisto che tu mi lasci pagare
he insists that he is innocent → sostiene di essere innocente

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insist [ɪnˈsɪst]

1. vi to insist (on sth/on doing sth) → insistere (su qc/nel fare qc)
she insists on leaving tomorrow → vuole assolutamente partire domani, insiste nel voler partire domani

2. vt to insist that (order) → insistere che + sub; (maintain) → sostenere or affermare di
I insist that you let me pay → insisto che tu mi lasci pagare
he insists that he is innocent → sostiene di essere innocente

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insist

v insist [inˈsist]

1 (withthatoron) to state, emphasize, or hold firmly to (an opinion, plan etc) He insists that I was to blame for the accident; I insisted on driving him home. aandring يُصِرُّ على ، يُؤَكِّدُ придържам се trvat na insistere; fastholde bestehen auf επιμένω insistir rõhutama, nõudma اصرار کردن väittää soutenir (que), insister (pour) לִדרוֹש בְּתוֹקֶף दृढ़ रहना inzistirati ragaszkodik vmihez bersikeras halda stíft fram, krefjast insistere 主張する 고집하다 atkakliai tvirtinti/laikytis neatlaidīgi apgalvot; uzstāt berkeras volhouden påstå, undersøke, fastholde upierać się (przy) insistir a sus­ţine (că); a insista настаивать trvať na vztrajati (pri) insistirati hävda bestämt, insistera på ยืนยัน ısrar etmek, direnmek 堅持 твердити, наполягати اصرار کرنا khăng khăng 坚持

2 (often withonorthat) to demand or urge He insists on punctuality/obedience; She insisted on coming with me; He insisted that I should go. dring aan يُصِرُّ настоявам vyžadovat; naléhat kræve bestehen auf επιμένω, αξιώνω insistir; exigir nõudma پافشاری کردن vaatia vouloir absolument (que) לַעֲמוֹד עַל जोड़ देना, बल देना, जमे रहना, डटे रहना, अड़े रहना, हठ करना, ज़िद करना zahtijevati ragaszkodik vmihez mendesak heimta insistere 言い張る 강력히 주장하다 primygtinai reikalauti uzstāt; neatlaidīgi pieprasīt mendesak aandringen insistere på, fordre, kreve nalegać insistir a cere cu insistenţă настаивать trvať na (čom) vztrajati insistirati kräva, fordra, insistera på ยืนกราน diretmek, kesinlikle istemek 堅決要求 наполягати تقاضا کرنا yêu cầu 坚决要求

n inˈsistence

(the act of) insisting She went to see the doctor at her husband's insistence. aandrang إصْرار настояване naléhání insisteren das Beharren επιμονή insistencia nõue اصرار vaatimus demande pressante הִתעַקשוּת आग्रह, अनुरोध inzistiranje ragaszkodás vmihez desakan þrábeiðni insistenza 主張 강요, 억지 prisispyrimas neatlaidība; nepiekāpība; uzstājība desakan aandrang insistering (på), krav, stahet naleganie insistência insistenţă настояние naliehanie vztrajanje insistiranje krav, insisterande การยืนกราน ısrar (etme), direnme 堅持 наполегливість, настійливість اصرار sự nài nỉ 坚持

adj inˈsistent

aanhoudend مُصِر، مُلِح، لَجوج настоятелен naléhavý insisterende beharrlich επίμονος insistente rõhutatud مصر؛ سمج hellittämätön pressant מִתעַקֵש हठी, आग्रहपूर्ण uporan ragaszkodó gigih eftirgangsharður; þrálátur insistente しつこい 고집하는, 집요한 prisispyręs, primygtinis neatlaidīgs; nepiekāpīgs dengan desakan volhoudend stadig, iherdig uporczywy insistente insistent настойчивый;настоятельный naliehavý vztrajen uporan envis, enträgen, ihärdig ยืนยัน ısrar eden, direnen 堅持的 наполегливий, настійний بضد dai dẳng 坚持的

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insist → يُصِر naléhat insistere bestehen auf επιμένω insistir vaatia insister inzistirati insistere 強要する 주장하다 aandringen insistere nalegać insistir настаивать insistera ยืนยัน ısrar etmek khăng khăng 强调