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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Insist \In*sist"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Insisted; p. pr. & vb. n. Insisting.] [F. insister, L. insistere to set foot upon, follow, persist; pref. in- in + sistere to stand, cause to stand. See Stand.] [1913 Webster] 1. To stand or rest; to find support; -- with in, on, or upon. [R.] --Ray. [1913 Webster] 2. To take a stand and refuse to give way; to hold to something firmly or determinedly; to be persistent, urgent, or pressing; to persist in demanding; -- followed by on, upon, or that; as, he insisted on these conditions; he insisted on going at once; he insists that he must have money. [1913 Webster] Insisting on the old prerogative. --Shak. [1913 Webster] Without further insisting on the different tempers of Juvenal and Horace. --Dryden. Syn: Insist, Persist. Usage: Insist implies some alleged right, as authority or claim. Persist may be from obstinacy alone, and either with or against rights. We insist as against others; we persist in what exclusively relates to ourselves; as, he persisted in that course; he insisted on his friend's adopting it. --C. J. Smith. [1913 Webster]From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Insist \In*sist"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Insisted; p. pr. & vb. n. Insisting.] [F. insister, L. insistere to set foot upon, follow, persist; pref. in- in + sistere to stand, cause to stand. See Stand.] 1. To stand or rest; to find support; -- with in, on, or upon. [R.] --Ray. 2. To take a stand and refuse to give way; to hold to something firmly or determinedly; to be persistent, urgent, or pressing; to persist in demanding; -- followed by on, upon, or that; as, he insisted on these conditions; he insisted on going at once; he insists that he must have money. Insisting on the old prerogative. --Shak. Without further insisting on the different tempers of Juvenal and Horace. --Dryden. Syn: Insist, Persist. Usage: Insist implies some alleged right, as authority or claim. Persist may be from obstinacy alone, and either with or against rights. We insist as against others; we persist in what exclusively relates to ourselves; as, he persisted in that course; he insisted on his friend's adopting it. --C. J. Smith.From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
insisted vb. (infl of en insist ed-form)From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
insisted vb. (infl of en insist ed-form)From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
insisted vb. (infl of en insist ed-form)From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
insisted vb. (infl of en insist ed-form)From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
insisted Englanti vb. (en-v-taivm i nsist ed)From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
insisted Engelska a. (avledning en insist ordform=perfpart) Engelska vb. (böjning en verb insist)From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Insisted /ɪnsˈɪstɪd/ مصرّFrom English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
insisted /ɪnsˈɪstɪd/From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]naléhal
insisted /ɪnsˈɪstɪd/ beharrte, hilet fest Synonym: persisted see: persist in sth., insist on sth., persisting in, insisting on, persisted in, insisted on, persists, insists, persist in your viewpoint, subbornly persist/insist in your opinion, insist on your daily walksFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
insisted /ɪnsˈɪstɪd/ bestand, drängte, pochte, insistierte see: insist on sth., insisting on, insisted on, insists, insist on one's rights, insist that sb. does sth., I beg to insist that …From IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]
/ˌɪnˈsɪstəd/, /ˌɪnˈsɪstɪd/