/insisˈtir/
#1671 of 5,000 Core 5000
Translation
to insist
Word origin
From Latin insistere ('to stand on, persist'), from in ('on') plus sistere ('to stand'). The same root gives English 'insist' and 'persist'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- insistere
- English cognates
- insist, persist
Grammar
Verb type-ir regular
Examples
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There is no need to insist, I have already told you no.
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My mother insists that I eat more vegetables.
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The teacher insisted on the importance of studying.
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I insist on paying for dinner tonight.
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Although I told him no, he kept on insisting.
Used in
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