insist
Translation
to insist, to demand, to maintain
Examples
She will insist on her innocence.
She will insist on her innocence.
They insist that we join them for dinner.
They insist that we join them for dinner.
Grammar Patterns
((on sth./-ing)) to demand something forcefully She will insist on her innocence.
((that ...)) to state or demand forcefully that something must happen They insist that we join them for dinner.
Similar Words
Synonyms: demand, maintain, assert; Antonyms: yield, concede
Etymology
From Latin 'in-' (upon) + 'sistere' (to stand). Literally 'to stand upon' one's point.
Memory Tips
Picture someone standing firmly 'in' their position and refusing to move. That's 'insist'.