Insist — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge

beg persistently and urgently

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪnsˈɪst/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪnsˈɪst/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪnsˈɪst/

2 syllables Say it as /ɪnsˈɪst/.

Examples

I must insist!
I importune you to help them
The letter asserts a free society

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

take a firm stand importune assert

Parts of Speech

verb	be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge “I must insist!”
verb	beg persistently and urgently “I importune you to help them”
verb	assert to be true “The letter asserts a free society”

Word Forms

insistence	noun	continual and persistent demands
insisting	noun	continual and persistent demands
assertable	adjective	capable of being affirmed or asserted
assertion	noun	the act of affirming or asserting or stating something

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

pochen

Seien Sie nachdrücklich oder entschlossen und weigern Sie sich, nachzugeben

🇫🇷French

insister

être catégorique ou résolu et refuser de bouger

🇪🇸Spanish

insistir

ser enfático o decidido y negarse a ceder

🇮🇹Italian

insistere

sii enfatico o risoluto e rifiuta di muoverti

🇳🇱Dutch

volharden

wees nadrukkelijk of resoluut en weiger toe te geven

🇵🇹Portuguese

insistir

seja enfático ou resoluto e se recuse a ceder

🇷🇺Russian

настаивать

быть настойчивым или решительным и не сдаваться с места

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आग्रह करना

सशक्त या दृढ़ रहें और हिलने से इनकार करें

🇧🇩Bengali

জোর করা

জোরালো বা দৃঢ় হতে এবং নড়তে অস্বীকার

🇮🇳Tamil

வலியுறுத்துகின்றனர்

அழுத்தமாக அல்லது உறுதியாக இருங்கள் மற்றும் அசைய மறுக்கவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

పట్టుబట్టుతారు

గట్టిగా లేదా దృఢంగా ఉండండి మరియు బడ్జెట్ చేయడానికి నిరాకరించండి

🇮🇳Marathi

आग्रह धरणे

जोरदार किंवा दृढ व्हा आणि हलण्यास नकार द्या

🇮🇳Gujarati

આગ્રહ

ભારપૂર્વક અથવા નિશ્ચય બનો અને હલવાનો ઇનકાર કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಒತ್ತಾಯ

ದೃಢವಾಗಿ ಅಥವಾ ದೃಢನಿಶ್ಚಯದಿಂದಿರಿ ಮತ್ತು ಬಗ್ಗಲು ನಿರಾಕರಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ശഠിക്കുന്നു

ഊന്നിപ്പറയുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ദൃഢനിശ്ചയം ചെയ്യുക, വഴങ്ങാൻ വിസമ്മതിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਜ਼ੋਰ ਦੇਣਾ

ਜ਼ੋਰਦਾਰ ਜਾਂ ਦ੍ਰਿੜ ਰਹੋ ਅਤੇ ਹਿੱਲਣ ਤੋਂ ਇਨਕਾਰ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

اصرار

پرزور یا پرعزم بنیں اور ہلنے سے انکار کریں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

坚持

强调或坚决并且拒绝让步

🇯🇵Japanese

主張する

強調または毅然とした態度を取り、動じることを拒否する

🇰🇷Korean

주장하다

단호하거나 단호하고 꿈쩍도 하지 않음

🇻🇳Vietnamese

khăng khăng

nhấn mạnh hoặc kiên quyết và không chịu nhúc nhích

🇹🇭Thai

ยืนกราน

เน้นย้ำหรือเด็ดเดี่ยวและปฏิเสธที่จะขยับเขยื่อน

🇮🇩Indonesian

bersikeras

bersikap tegas atau tegas dan menolak untuk mengalah

🇵🇭Filipino

ipilit

maging madiin o determinado at tumangging gumalaw

🇲🇾Malay

berkeras

tegas atau tegas dan enggan berganjak

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

يصر

كن حازمًا أو حازمًا وارفض التزحزح

🇮🇷Persian

اصرار کنید

مؤکد یا مصمم باشید و از تکان خوردن خودداری کنید

🇹🇷Turkish

ısrar etmek

empatik veya kararlı olun ve hareket etmeyi reddedin

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהִתְעַקֵשׁ

להיות נחרץ או נחרץ ולסרב לזוז

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The primary meaning of 'insist' is 'be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge'.

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Using 'insist' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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'insist' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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