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to insist on
[phrase form: insist]
01
to demand something firmly and persistently
Transitive: to insist on sth | to insist on doing sth
Grammatical Information
Composition
phrasal
Action verb
Regular
Inseparable
Particle
on
Base verb
insist
Present tense
insist on
3rd person singular
insists on
Present participle
insisting on
Past simple
insisted on
Past participle
insisted on
Examples
The customer insisted on a replacement for the damaged product.
02
to keep doing something even if other people find it annoying or bothersome
Transitive: to insist on doing sth
Examples
Despite his friends finding it annoying, he insisted on telling his long-winded stories.
