insist
To hold up a claim emphaticallyTo hold up a claim emphatically.
» I insist on your being present.
Я настаиваю на вашем присутствии.
Я наполягаю на твоїй присутності.
Meaning
3 sensesTo hold up a claim emphatically.
The defendant insisted on his innocence.
I insist that my secretary dresses nicely.
auf etwas bestehen, beharren, insistieren
наста́иватьnastáivatʹ, настоя́ть
наполяга́тиnapoljaháty, наполягти́napoljahtý
(sometimes)To demand continually that something happen or be done; to reiterate a demand despite requests to abandon it.
The Prime Minister insisted on his Chancellor's resignation.
The Prime Minister insisted that his Chancellor resign.
наполяга́тиnapoljaháty, наполягти́napoljahtý
(obsolete)To stand (on); to rest (upon); to lean (upon).
- postulate positively and assertively
- be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
- beg persistently and urgently
Examples
596 sentencesI insist on your being present.
Я наполягаю на твоїй присутності.
ruЯ настаиваю на вашем присутствии.
She insisted on my going there.
Вона наполягала, щоб я пішов туди.
ruОна настояла на том, чтобы я туда пошёл.
Tom insisted that I join him.
Том наполягав на тому, щоб я приєднався до нього.
ruТом настоял на том, чтобы я пошёл с ним.
deTom bestand darauf, dass ich mich ihm anschlösse.
Tom insists he's telling the truth.
Том наполягає на тому, що каже правду.
ruТом настаивает на том, что говорит правду.
deTom besteht darauf, dass er die Wahrheit sagt.
Tom insisted that I help him.
Том наполіг на тому, щоб я йому допоміг.
Translations
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Origin
Partly from Middle French insister, from Latin īnsistere; and partly from a back-formationPartly from Middle French insister, from Latin īnsistere; and partly from a back-formation from insistence.
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Forms
insists, insisting, insisted, insistedSynonyms
3 synonyms- postulate positively and assertively:assert
- be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge:take a firm stand
- beg persistently and urgently:importune
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- C1The subjunctive and formal structures — Because the lesson uses it
- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
Collocations
4 patterns- insisted on going
- insisted on my
- insisted on doing
- insisted on paying