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# insist

«insist» in Mova's school dictionary: **To say firmly that something must happen, and not accept…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (insist, insists, insisted, insisting)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To say firmly that something must happen, and not accept «no». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/insist/#m1)

2) To say firmly that something is true even when others do not believe you. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/insist/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In stories it shows a strong will: «She insisted on coming», «He insisted that he was innocent». In everyday life parents insist on manners and safety: «I insist you wear a helmet». Polite phrase: «I insist!» when offering something kindly. Patterns: «insist on + -ing», «insist that…».

### examples

- Mum insists that we wash our hands before dinner. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/insist/#x1)
- He insisted on paying for the ice creams. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/insist/#x2)
- She insisted that she had seen a ghost. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/insist/#x3)
- The coach insists on a warm-up before every game. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/insist/#x4)
- «Have another biscuit — I insist!» [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/insist/#x5)
- My little sister insisted on carrying her own bag. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/insist/#x6)
- The teacher insisted that we check our answers. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/insist/#x7)
- “You will surely come,” she insisted. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/insist/#x8)

### note

Pattern: «insist on doing» (not «insist to do»), or «insist that + sentence». Regular verb: insisted. Noun: «insistence»; adjective: «insistent». Insisting is stronger than asking.

### In the corpora

- [Some people do not shake hands, and you must respect that without insisting.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/124-handshakes-waves-and-local-customs/9/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «insist» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/insist/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.