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Insist
insist
(insists, insisting, insisted) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If you insist that something should be done, you say so very firmly and refuse to give in about it. If you insist on something, you say firmly that it must be done or provided. My family insisted that I should not give in, but stay and fight... She insisted on being present at all the interviews... I didn’t want to join in, but Kenneth insisted. VERB: V that, V on -ing/n, V 2. If you insist that something is the case, you say so very firmly and refuse to say otherwise, even though other people do not believe you. The president insisted that he was acting out of compassion, not opportunism... ‘It’s not that difficult,’ she insists... Crippen insisted on his innocence. VERB: V that, V with quote, V on n
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verb Etymology: Middle French or Latin; Middle French ~er, from Latin ~ere to stand upon, persist, from in- + sistere to take a stand; akin to Latin stare to stand — more at stand Date: 1586 intransitive verb 1. to be emphatic, firm, or resolute about something intended, demanded, or required they ~ on going 2. archaic persist transitive verb to maintain in a persistent or positive manner ~ed that the story was true ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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v.tr. (usu. foll. by that + clause; also absol.) maintain or demand positively and assertively (insisted that he was innocent; give me the bag! I insist!). Phrases and idioms insist on demand or maintain (I insist on being present; insists on his suitability). Derivatives insister n. insistingly adv. Etymology: L insistere stand on, persist (as IN-(2), sistere stand) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. настойчиво утверждать, настаивать to insist on the importance of smth. —- подчеркивать необходимость чего-л. to insist on one's innocence (that one is innocent) —- настаивать на своей невиновности 2. настаивать, настоятельно требовать, добиваться (чего-л.) to insist on smb.'s coming —- настаивать на чьем-л. приходе he insists on her being there (that she should be there) —- он настаивает на том, чтобы она была там ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
5.
v. 1) настаивать (на чем-л.); настойчиво утверждать (on, upon) Throughout the trial, the prisoner insisted on his lack of guilt. 2) настойчиво требовать (on) Im afraid I have to insist on the return of my book at once. ...Англо-русский словарь
6.
~ v 1 to say firmly and repeatedly that something is true, especially when other people think it may not be true (insist that) (Mike insisted that he was right.) (She kept insisting on her innocence.) 2 to demand that something should happen and refuse to let anyone say no + on (Her parents insisted on speaking to the headmistress. | Stay for supper - I insist!) insist that (They insisted that everyone should come to the party.) 3 if you insist spoken used when agreeing to do something that you do not really want to do ("Why don't you call them up today?" "Oh, if you insist!") insist on sth phr v 1 to think that something is very important, and demand that you have it (We insist on the highest standards of cleanliness in the hotel.) 2 to keep doing something, especially something that is inconvenient or annoying (She will insist on washing her hair just when I want to have a bath.) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- 1586, from L. insistere "persist, dwell upon, stand upon," from in- "upon" + sistere "take a stand," from stare "to stand." Insistence is attested from 1436. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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