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. — Anjy
ruЯ настаиваю на вашем присутствии. — sharptoothed
She insisted on my going there.
Вона наполягала, щоб я пішов туди. — ascolto
ruОна настояла на том, чтобы я туда пошёл. — marafon
Tom insisted that I join him.
Том наполягав на тому, щоб я приєднався до нього. — deniko
ruТом настоял на том, чтобы я пошёл с ним. — marafon
deTom bestand darauf, dass ich mich ihm anschlösse. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom insists he's telling the truth.
Том наполягає на тому, що каже правду. — deniko
ruТом настаивает на том, что говорит правду. — marafon
deTom besteht darauf, dass er die Wahrheit sagt. — dinkel_girl
Tom insisted that I help him.
Том наполіг на тому, щоб я йому допоміг. — deniko
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