insist

Pronunciation

• (UK)
  • IPA ^(key): /ɪnˈsɪst/
  • SAMPA: /In"sIst/

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• Hyphenation: in‧sist

Verb

Plain form insist

Third-person singular insists

Past tense insisted

Past participle insisted

Present participle insisting

1. (intransitive) To insist means to get your own way without listening to other people's comments.

   He insisted on eating out. His wife, therefore, had no choice but to also do so.