Analysis Complete

insist

/ insist /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
assert to be true
"The letter asserts a free society"
Type of:
postulate posit
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 2
be insistent and refuse to budge
"I must insist!"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s PP
verb Sense 3
"I importune you to help them"
Type of:
beg implore pray
Kinds of:
besiege
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Semantic Complexity
31%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
21
Times Searched
3
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