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insist::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | take a firm stand |
| Has types | stand pat, asseverate, hold firm, maintain, stand fast, stand firm, assert |
| Derivation | insistence |
I must insist!.
Examples of insist
insist
Otherwise, doctors and patients might insist that the data be kept confidential.
From the latimes.com
Yet both Bristol-Myers and ImClone insist they were stunned by the FDA's action.
From the businessweek.com
If you do, as much as he says he loves you, I'd wager he'll insist on a pre-nup.
From the businessweek.com
It's common to hear fanatical In-N-Out customers insist they'd happily pay more.
From the forbes.com
The Cardinals insist they negotiated freely before a deadline imposed by Lozano.
From the stltoday.com
So if you insist on being on the water, a life jacket is essential, Easley said.
From the courier-journal.com
Instead, they insist that a revolt should trigger talks over investors'concerns.
From the independent.co.uk
Government officials insist they will not let the utility cut corners on safety.
From the economist.com
Always proclaiming the necessity of peace, but insist peace only on their terms.
From the infowars.com
- Be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge; "I must insist!"
- Importune: beg persistently and urgently; "I importune you to help them"
- Assert to be true; "The letter asserts a free society"
- (insistence) imperativeness: the state of demanding notice or attention; "the insistence of their hunger"; "the press of business matters"
- (insisting) insistence: continual and persistent demands
- (Insistence) The Empire ships were a series of ships in the service of the British Government. Their names were all prefixed with "Empire". ...
- To hold up a claim emphatically; to demand continually that something happen or be done; To stand on; to rest upon; to lean upon. Used especially as a technical term in geometry
- (insistence) the state of being insistent; an urgent demand; The forcing of an attack through the parry, using strength
- To be emphatic, firm, or resolute on some matter of desire, demand, intention.
