Meaning & Definition of Insist in English
English⟶
Insist
/ɪnsɪst/
verb
1. Be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
- "I must insist!"
synonym:
- insist,
- take a firm stand
2. Beg persistently and urgently
- "I importune you to help them"
synonym:
- importune,
- insist
3. Assert to be true
- "The letter asserts a free society"
synonym:
- insist,
- assert
Examples of using
I insist on having my say.
Why do you insist on letting in these insufferable wild birds?!
Maybe I took something wrong, so I'm not going to insist.