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Meaning of insisting

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

insisting

Pronunciation:/ɪnˈsɪstɪŋ/

verb

Definitions

  1. (with on or upon or (that + ordinary verb form)) To hold up a claim emphatically.

    Example: I insist that my secretary dresses nicely.

  2. (sometimes with on or upon or (that + subjunctive)) To demand continually that something happen or be done.

    Example: I insist that my secretary dress nicely.

  3. To stand (on); to rest (upon); to lean (upon).