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31insist — verb 1) be prepared to insist Syn: stand firm, stand one s ground, be resolute, be determined, hold out, persist, be emphatic, lay down the law, not take no for an answer; informal stick to one s guns, put one s foot down 2) she insisted that… …
32insist upon — index assert, claim (demand), enforce, exact, impose (enforce), necessitate, repeat ( …
33insist on something — phrasal verb insist on something or insist upon [transitive] Word forms insist on something : present tense I/you/we/they insist on something he/she/it insists on something present participle insisting on something past tense insisted on… …
34insist upon — phrasal verb insist on something or insist upon [transitive] Word forms insist on something : present tense I/you/we/they insist on something he/she/it insists on something present participle insisting on something past tense insisted on… …
35insist upon — Synonyms and related words: advocate, always trot out, assert, attach a condition, belabor, blandish, brook no denial, cajole, call on, call upon, coax, compel, condition, constrain, contend, dictate, dwell on, dwell upon, exhort, hammer away at …
36insist that — take and maintain a stand on the subject of, demand strongly that, insist firmly that …
37insist upon — See insist on …
38insist on doing something — inˈsist on doing sth derived to continue doing sth even though other people think it is annoying • They insist on playing their music late at night. Main entry: ↑insistderived …
39insist upon something — inˈsist on/upon sth derived to demand sth and refuse to be persuaded to accept anything else • We insisted on a refund of the full amount. • insist upon something doing sth They insisted upon being given every detail of the case. Main entry:… …
40insist — verb /ɪnˈsɪst/ a) (with on or upon) to hold up a claim emphatically. The defendant insisted on his innocence. b) (with on or …
