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    Insistía (en. Insisted)

    /in.siˈsti.a/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishSpanish
    verb
    To hold a position or request with determination.
    She insisted that we needed to do the homework together.
    Ella insistía en que necesitábamos hacer la tarea juntos.
    To demand something repeatedly.
    He insisted that the party should be at his house.
    Insistía en que la fiesta debía ser en su casa.
    To persist in an argument or idea.
    The lawyer insisted on his client's innocence.
    El abogado insistía en la inocencia de su cliente.

    Etymology

    From Latin 'insistere', which means 'to remain in one place'.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    insist on something
    To reiterate a request or idea firmly.
    insistir en algo
    don't insist
    Phrase used to ask someone not to repeat a request.
    no insistas
    insist on his point
    To defend or maintain an opinion with conviction.
    insistir en su punto

    Related Words

    insistence
    The action of insisting.
    insistencia
    persistence
    The quality of maintaining something consistently.
    persistencia
    reiteration
    The action of repeating something.
    reiteración

    Slang Meanings

    To be a nuisance
    Don't be a nuisance, I already understood that you insist on going out.
    No me des la lata, ya entendí que insistes en salir.
    To make a 'touch'
    He always makes a touch to insist that he doesn’t like the food.
    Siempre hace un toque para insistir en que no le gusta la comida.