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    Insistió (en. Insisted)

    /in.sisˈtio/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishSpanish
    verb
    To maintain an opinion or request firmly.
    He insisted that we should go to the party.
    Él insistió en que debíamos ir a la fiesta.
    To reiterate an action or request emphatically.
    He insisted that we needed more time.
    Insistió en que necesitábamos más tiempo.
    To hold an argument or stance firmly.
    The teacher insisted on the importance of studying.
    La profesora insistió en la importancia de estudiar.

    Etymology

    From the Latin 'insistere', which means 'to remain in one place' or 'to focus attention'.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    insist on a point
    Reiterate an argument or position in a conversation.
    insistir en un punto
    insist until the end
    Not giving up on a demand or request.
    insistir hasta el final
    not insist anymore
    To say that something will not be mentioned again.
    no insistir más

    Related Words

    insistence
    Action of insisting; perseverance in something.
    insistencia
    insistent
    That insists; that does not give up on doing it.
    insistente
    to insist
    Action of maintaining an idea or request.
    insistir

    Slang Meanings

    To demand forcefully
    When they didn’t understand me, I insisted like a madman.
    Cuando no me entendían, insistí como un loco.
    To be a nuisance
    She insisted so much that she started to be a nuisance.
    Ella insistió tanto que me empezó a dar la lata.