Insist

verb

/ɪnˈsɪst/

Word Frequency: 8.4

Definitions

1.verb(with on or upon or (that + ordinary verb form)) To hold up a claim emphatically.

"I insist that my secretary dresses nicely."

2.verb(sometimes with on or upon or (that + subjunctive)) To demand continually that something happen or be done.

"I insist that my secretary dress nicely."

3.verbTo stand (on); to rest (upon); to lean (upon).

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