insist

/ษชnหˆsษชst/

IPA: /IH0 N S IH1 S T/

verb
  1. 1

    (with on or upon or (that + ordinary verb form)) To hold up a claim emphatically.

    โ€œI insist that my secretary dresses nicely.โ€

  2. 2

    (sometimes with on or upon or (that + subjunctive)) To demand continually that something happen or be done.

    โ€œI insist that my secretary dress nicely.โ€

  3. 3

    To stand (on); to rest (upon); to lean (upon).

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