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- pronunciation:
- ihn
sIst
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
insists, insisting, insisted |
| definition 1: |
If you insist on doing something, you have decided that you are going to do it and that nobody or nothing can stop you.
The customer insisted on getting her money back for the broken lamp.The man insisted on seeing the manager even though his assistant said he was busy.He insisted on taking care of his sick wife himself even though his daughter said she would come to stay and help.- similar words:
- persist
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| definition 2: |
If you insist that you saw a ghost, you say that firmly to other people and you don't let them change your mind about it.
Even when everybody tells him he's wrong, he insists that he's right.- synonyms:
- maintain
- similar words:
- argue, claim, declare, emphasize, protest, swear
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| related words: |
bid, demand, make, state |
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