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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 | ||
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