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to insist
01
to urgently demand someone to do something or something to take place
Examples
She insisted on paying for dinner, despite our protests.
02
to be firm or resolute about something and refuse to change one's position
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
insist
3rd person singular
insists
Present participle
insisting
Past simple
insisted
Past participle
insisted
Examples
She insisted on paying for the meal.
03
to assert or postulate something positively and confidently
Examples
He insisted on the accuracy of his calculations.
Lexical Tree
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