insist.html - v.tr.
(usu. foll. by that + clause; also absol.) maintain or demand positively and assertively (insisted that he was innocent; give me the bag! I insist!).

insist on demand or maintain (I insist on being present; insists on his suitability).

insister n. insistingly adv. [L insistere stand on, persist (as IN-(2), sistere stand)]

insist.html - adj.
1 (often foll. by on) insisting; demanding positively or continually (is insistent on taking me with him).
2 obtruding itself on the attention (the insistent rattle of the window frame).

insistence n. insistency n. insistently adv.

insist.html - v.tr.
(usu. foll. by that + clause; also absol.) maintain or demand positively and assertively (insisted that he was innocent; give me the bag! I insist!).

insist on demand or maintain (I insist on being present; insists on his suitability).

insister n. insistingly adv. [L insistere stand on, persist (as IN-(2), sistere stand)]

insist.html - adj.
1 (often foll. by on) insisting; demanding positively or continually (is insistent on taking me with him).
2 obtruding itself on the attention (the insistent rattle of the window frame).

insistence n. insistency n. insistently adv.

insist.html - See: STEP INSIDE.

insist.html - See: INS AND OUTS, INSIDE OUT(2).