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We insisted on a refund of the full amount.
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\insist upon something doing sthThey insisted upon being given every detail of the case.
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insist on something — phrasal verb insist on something or insist upon [transitive] Word forms insist on something : present tense I/you/we/they insist on something he/she/it insists on something present participle insisting on something past tense insisted on… … English dictionary
insist upon — phrasal verb insist on something or insist upon [transitive] Word forms insist on something : present tense I/you/we/they insist on something he/she/it insists on something present participle insisting on something past tense insisted on… … English dictionary
insist on — (also insist upon) [phrasal verb] 1 insist on/upon (something) or insist on/upon doing (something) : to say or show that you believe that something is necessary or very important My source insisted on anonymity. She insists on doing everything… … Useful english dictionary
insist — in|sist [ ın sıst ] verb intransitive or transitive *** 1. ) to say very firmly that something must happen or be done: You must see a doctor immediately; I insist. Roger, he insisted, we must hurry. insist (that): She insisted that we stay at her … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Insist — In*sist , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Insisted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Insisting}.] [F. insister, L. insistere to set foot upon, follow, persist; pref. in in + sistere to stand, cause to stand. See {Stand}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To stand or rest; to find… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
insist — in|sist W2S3 [ınˈsıst] v [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: insistere [i] to stand on, continue with determination , from sistere to stand ] 1.) to say firmly and often that something is true, especially when other people think it may not be true … Dictionary of contemporary English
insist — verb Etymology: Middle French or Latin; Middle French insister, from Latin insistere to stand upon, persist, from in + sistere to take a stand; akin to Latin stare to stand more at stand Date: 1586 intransitive verb 1. to be emphatic, firm, or… … New Collegiate Dictionary
insist — verb /ɪnˈsɪst/ a) (with on or upon) to hold up a claim emphatically. The defendant insisted on his innocence. b) (with on or … Wiktionary
press something on/upon — insist that (someone) accepts an offer or gift. → press … English new terms dictionary
Aristotle: Aesthetics and philosophy of mind — David Gallop AESTHETICS Aesthetics, as that field is now understood, does not form the subjectmatter of any single Aristotelian work. No treatise is devoted to such topics as the essential nature of a work of art, the function of art in general,… … History of philosophy
