insist

Verb

Verb Forms: insisted, insisting, insists

• To demand something forcefully; to be resolute.
• be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
  • "I must insist!"
• beg persistently and urgently
• assert to be true
• To hold up a claim emphatically.
• To demand continually that something happen or be done; to reiterate a demand despite requests to abandon it.
• To stand (on); to rest (upon); to lean (upon).

Examples

• He would INSIST that his opponent check the dictionary every time he challenged a word.
• I insist that my secretary dress nicely.
• I insist that my secretary dresses nicely.
• I know I promised to pay you back tomorrow, but it's not very convenient for me. Can we put it off to Friday? —I'm afraid I have to insist on what we agreed.
• The defendant insisted on his innocence.
• The Prime Minister insisted on his Chancellor's resignation.
• The Prime Minister insisted that his Chancellor resign.

Synonyms

assert, importune, take a firm stand