insist

«insist» in Mova's school dictionary: To say firmly that something must happen, and not accept… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb (insist, insists, insisted, insisting)

meaning for a pupil

1) To say firmly that something must happen, and not accept «no». tree →

2) To say firmly that something is true even when others do not believe you. tree →

sense in the lessons

In stories it shows a strong will: «She insisted on coming», «He insisted that he was innocent». In everyday life parents insist on manners and safety: «I insist you wear a helmet». Polite phrase: «I insist!» when offering something kindly. Patterns: «insist on + -ing», «insist that…».

examples

• Mum insists that we wash our hands before dinner. tree →
• He insisted on paying for the ice creams. tree →
• She insisted that she had seen a ghost. tree →
• The coach insists on a warm-up before every game. tree →
• «Have another biscuit — I insist!» tree →
• My little sister insisted on carrying her own bag. tree →
• The teacher insisted that we check our answers. tree →
• “You will surely come,” she insisted. tree →

note

Pattern: «insist on doing» (not «insist to do»), or «insist that + sentence». Regular verb: insisted. Noun: «insistence»; adjective: «insistent». Insisting is stronger than asking.

In the corpora

• Some people do not shake hands, and you must respect that without insisting.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «insist» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.