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insist verb

  /ɪnˈsɪst/
  • (with on or upon or (that + indicative)) To hold up a claim emphatically.
 vaatia, inttää, vakuuttaa
  • (sometimes, with on or upon or (that + subjunctive)) To demand continually that something happen or be done; to reiterate a demand despite requests to abandon it.
 vaatia

insistence noun

  /ɪnˈsɪstəns/
  • The state of being insistent.
 hellittämättömyys, itsepintaisuus
  • An urgent demand.
 vaatimus

insistent adjective

  /ɪnˈsɪstənt/
  • Urgent in dwelling upon anything; persistent in urging or maintaining.
 hellittämätön, itsepintainen

insistently adverb

  • In an insistent manner; pressingly.
 hellittämättömästi, itsepintaisesti
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