to insist

Definition von to insist im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch: (with on or upon) to demand continually that something happen or be done
The Prime Minister insisted on his Chancellor to resign.; To stand on; to rest upon; to lean upon. Used especially as a technical term in geometry
Angles likewise which insist on the Diameter, are all Right Angles.; (with on or upon) to hold up a claim emphatically
The defendant insisted on his innocence.; threpe; be insistent and refuse to budge; "I must insist!; If you insist that something is the case, you say so very firmly and refuse to say otherwise, even though other people do not believe you. The president insisted that he was acting out of compassion, not opportunism `It's not that difficult,' she insists Crippen insisted on his innocence; To stand or rest; to find support; with in, on, or upon; assert to be true; "The letter asserts a free society" be insistent and refuse to budge; "I must insist!; 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; be insistent and refuse to budge; "I must insist!"; assert to be true; "The letter asserts a free society"; {f} persist, persevere; firmly emphasize, assert; demand emphatically, firmly request, require; beg persistently and urgently; "I importune you to help them"; to hold up a claim emphatically; to demand continually that something happen or be done; If you insist that something should be done, you say so very firmly and refuse to give in about it. If you insist on something, you say firmly that it must be done or provided. My family insisted that I should not give in, but stay and fight She insisted on being present at all the interviews I didn't want to join in, but Kenneth insisted