See Also: insist(dictionary)
insist(dictionary)

insist (oh)



[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin; Origin: insistere 'to stand on, continue with determination', from sistere 'to stand']
to say firmly and often that something is true, especially when other people think it may not be true
insist (that)
::Mike insisted that he was right.
::His friends insisted he had no connection with drugs.
insist on
::She kept insisting on her innocence.
to demand that something should happen
::Stay for supper - I insist!
insist (that)
::They insisted that everyone should come to the party.
::He insisted I should take a taxi and offered to pay for it.
::We insist on the highest standards of cleanliness in the hotel.
insist on/upon doing sth
::He insisted upon checking everything himself.
if you insist
spoken used when agreeing to do something that you do not really want to do
::'Why don't you call them up today?' 'Oh, if you insist!'
insist on doing sth
to keep doing something, especially something that is inconvenient or annoying
::She will insist on washing her hair just when I want to have a bath.