insistence
part of speech
noun (insistence — uncountable; an insistence)
meaning for a pupil
1) Demanding something firmly and not giving up. tree →
2) Saying firmly again and again that something is true. tree →
sense in the lessons
In stories and everyday life, a character's insistence gets things done or causes arguments: «at my mum's insistence, I wore a coat». Phrases: at someone's insistence, insistence on, insistence that.
examples
- At Dad's insistence, we all wore helmets. tree →
- Her insistence on fairness made her a good captain. tree →
- Despite his insistence that he was innocent, he was blamed. tree →
- The teacher's insistence on neat work helped us improve. tree →
- At my insistence, we stopped for ice cream. tree →
- The family went to church every Sunday at Grandma's insistence. tree →
note
Verb «insist» (insist on, insist that); adjective «insistent». Spelling: «-ence», not «-ance».
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «insistence» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.