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insist

/ɪnˈsɪst/

insistverb

insisted

Past Simple

insisted

Past Participle

insisting

Gerund

/ɪnˈsɪst/

Translations

He insists on doing everything his own way.

Он упорствует в том, чтобы делать всё по-своему.

She insisted on going to the party despite the bad weather.

Она настаивала на том, чтобы пойти на вечеринку, несмотря на плохую погоду.

Additional translations

Definitions

To demand something forcefully, not accepting refusal.

She insisted on seeing the manager immediately.

To maintain or assert something firmly.

He insisted that he was innocent of the charges.

(intransitive) To persist in a demand, statement, or course of action, refusing to yield.

If you insist, I'll accompany you.

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