English verb: insist | |||
1. | insist (communication) be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge | ||
Samples | I must insist!. | ||
Synonyms | take a firm stand | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s on something | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | assert, asseverate, hold firm, maintain, stand fast, stand firm, stand pat | ||
2. | insist (communication) beg persistently and urgently | ||
Samples | I importune you to help them. | ||
Examples | They insist to move | ||
Synonyms | importune | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | beg, implore, pray | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | besiege | ||
3. | insist (cognition) assert to be true | ||
Samples | The letter asserts a free society. | ||
Examples | They insist that there was a traffic accident | ||
Synonyms | assert | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | posit, postulate | ||