Insist(v. i.) To stand or rest; to find support; -- with in, on, or upon.
Insist(v. i.) To take a stand and refuse to give way; to hold to something firmly or determinedly; to be persistent, urgent, or pressing; to persist in demanding; -- followed by on, upon, or that; as, he insisted on these conditions; he insisted on going at once; he insists that he must have money.
Insisted(imp. & p. p.) of Insist
Insistence(n.) The quality of insisting, or being urgent or pressing; the act of dwelling upon as of special importance; persistence; urgency.
Insistent(a.) Standing or resting on something; as, an insistent wall.
Insistent(a.) Insisting; persistent; persevering.
Insistent(a.) See Incumbent.
Insistently(adv.) In an insistent manner.
Insisting(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Insist
Words within insistence