Information about the word insist (English → Esperanto: insisti)

Synonyms: affirm, dwell, maintain

Part of speechverb
Pronunciation/ɪnˈsɪst/
Hyphenationin·sist

Conjugation

Indicative mood
Present tensePast tense
(I) insist(I) insisted
(thou) insistest(thou) insistedst
(he) insists, insisteth(he) insisted
(we) insist(we) insisted
(you) insist(you) insisted
(they) insist(they) insisted
Subjunctive mood
Present tensePast tense
(I) insist (I) insisted
(thou) insist(thou) insisted
(he) insist(he) insisted
(we) insist(we) insisted
(you) insist(you) insisted
(they) insist(they) insisted
Imperative mood
insist
Participles
Present participlePast participle
insistinginsisted

Usage samples

It is because of this fundamental difference between the Latin and the English language, that teachers for generations have insisted that the best way to learn Latin is to translate English into Latin.
Mr. Trump, however, has insisted that “trade wars are good”, and that it should be “easy” for the US to win one.

Translations

Catalaninsistir
Dutchaandringen; erop staan
Esperantoinsisti
Faeroesehalda upp á
Finnishvaatimalla vaatia
Frenchinsister; presser
Germanbestehen; dringen
Italianinsistere
Papiamentoinsistí
Portugueseinsistir; instar
Romanianinsista
Russianнастаивать; настоять
Saterland Frisianantringe; ounhoolde; tringe; trotsje
Spanishinsistir
Thaiชัก
West Frisianoandringe