Insisting — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

continual and persistent demands

be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪnsˈɪstɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪnsˈɪstɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪnsˈɪstɪŋ/

3 syllables Say it as /ɪnsˈɪstɪŋ/.

Examples

I must insist!
I importune you to help them
The letter asserts a free society

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

importune insist assert insistence take a firm stand

Parts of Speech

noun	continual and persistent demands
verb	be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge “I must insist!”
verb	beg persistently and urgently “I importune you to help them”
verb	assert to be true “The letter asserts a free society”

Word Forms

insistent	adjective	repetitive and persistent
insist	verb	be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
insistence	noun	continual and persistent demands
insisting	noun	continual and persistent demands
assertable	adjective	capable of being affirmed or asserted
assertion	noun	the act of affirming or asserting or stating something

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

darauf bestehen

kontinuierliche und anhaltende Anforderungen

🇫🇷French

insistant

des demandes continuelles et persistantes

🇪🇸Spanish

insistiendo

demandas continuas y persistentes

🇮🇹Italian

insistendo

richieste continue e persistenti

🇳🇱Dutch

aandringen

voortdurende en aanhoudende eisen

🇵🇹Portuguese

insistindo

demandas contínuas e persistentes

🇷🇺Russian

настаивая

постоянные и настойчивые требования

India

🇮🇳Hindi

जोर

🇧🇩Bengali

জোর দেওয়া

ক্রমাগত এবং অবিরাম দাবি

🇮🇳Tamil

வலியுறுத்துகிறது

தொடர்ச்சியான மற்றும் நிலையான கோரிக்கைகள்

🇮🇳Telugu

పట్టుబడుతున్నారు

నిరంతర మరియు నిరంతర డిమాండ్లు

🇮🇳Marathi

आग्रह करणे

सतत आणि सततच्या मागण्या

🇮🇳Gujarati

આગ્રહ

સતત અને સતત માંગણીઓ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಒತ್ತಾಯಿಸುತ್ತಿದ್ದಾರೆ

ನಿರಂತರ ಮತ್ತು ನಿರಂತರ ಬೇಡಿಕೆಗಳು

🇮🇳Malayalam

നിർബന്ധിക്കുന്നു

നിരന്തരവും നിരന്തരവുമായ ആവശ്യങ്ങൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਜ਼ੋਰ ਦੇ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈ

ਨਿਰੰਤਰ ਅਤੇ ਨਿਰੰਤਰ ਮੰਗਾਂ

🇵🇰Urdu

اصرار

مسلسل اور مسلسل مطالبات

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

坚持

持续不断的要求

🇯🇵Japanese

主張する

継続的かつ永続的な要求

🇰🇷Korean

주장하다

지속적이고 끈질긴 요구

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nhấn mạnh

những yêu cầu liên tục và dai dẳng

🇹🇭Thai

ยืนกราน

ความต้องการอย่างต่อเนื่องและต่อเนื่อง

🇮🇩Indonesian

bersikeras

tuntutan yang terus-menerus dan terus-menerus

🇵🇭Filipino

pagpipilit

patuloy at patuloy na mga kahilingan

🇲🇾Malay

mendesak

tuntutan yang berterusan dan berterusan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الإصرار

المطالب المستمرة والمستمرة

🇮🇷Persian

اصرار دارد

مطالبات مستمر و مستمر

🇹🇷Turkish

ısrarcı

sürekli ve kalıcı talepler

🇮🇱Hebrew

מתעקש

דרישות מתמשכות ומתמשכות

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