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Meanings of insist (insisted) in English

Portuguese
insistir
Catalan
insistir
Spanish
insistir

Be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge.

        insistir
        Portuguese
        insistir
        Catalan
        importunar
        Spanish
        importunar

        Beg persistently and urgently.

              insistir

              Assert to be true.

                    Usage of insisted in English
                    1
                    District councils across Northern Ireland must share power, the SDLP insisted today.
                    The Irish Times
                    2
                    Prime Minister Stephen Harper insisted, however, that Canada remains open for business.
                    Reuters
                    3
                    Australia insisted on five years of protection to control health care costs.
                    The Guardian
                    4
                    Government officials insisted more money was needed to prop up the industry.
                    Reuters
                    5
                    He insisted that efforts must continue to reduce the national debt burden.
                    The Irish Times
                    6
                    However, Russian military sources insisted that the villages would soon be recaptured.
                    The Irish Times
                    7
                    Yes, I know it's particularly difficult if you insisted upon having children.
                    The Irish Times
                    8
                    MANAGEABLE Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen insisted the economic situation was manageable.
                    Reuters
                    9
                    You say 'love-you' all the time, but this is different, Charlie insisted.
                    Table for five
                    10
                    She insisted that they would continue to keep education and healthcare free.
                    Ebony
                    11
                    But the developing countries and China have insisted that it must remain.
                    The Guardian
                    12
                    Early in the Syria war, Obama insisted Assad had to leave power.
                    Reuters
                    13
                    Taylor insisted that this current crisis did not emerge without a context.
                    Ebony
                    14
                    I don't think the result was correct, insisted the former Chelsea player.
                    The Guardian
                    15
                    In the meantime, it has insisted that Brussels-London trade negotiations must continue.
                    Independent.ie
                    16
                    But NFU Scotland insisted Mr Innes attempted to clarify the situation beforehand.
                    The Irish Times
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                    Translations for insisted
                    Portuguese
                    insistir
                    Insisted through the time
                    Insisted across language varieties
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                    Common
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                    Common
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                    Common
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