- insist⇄adv. insistingly.
- insist⇄insist, intransitive verb.
1. to keep firmly to some demand, some statement, or some position.
Ex. He insists on playing another game. The accused man insisted on his innocence.
(SYN) urge, persist, press.
2. to dwell at length o - insist⇄noun insister.
- insist⇄v.t. to maintain or demand persistently.
Ex. He insists that he had a right to use his brother's tools. Mother insists that we wash our hands before eating.