| slovo | definícia |
insist
(mass) | insist
- trvať (na niečom), naliehať |
insist
(encz) | insist,naléhat v: Zdeněk Brož |
insist
(encz) | insist,vyžadovat v: Zdeněk Brož |
Insist
(gcide) | 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.]
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1. To stand or rest; to find support; -- with in, on, or
upon. [R.] --Ray.
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2. To take a stand and refuse to give way; to hold to
something firmly or determinedly; to be persistent,
urgent, or pressing; to persist in demanding; -- followed
by on, upon, or that; as, he insisted on these conditions;
he insisted on going at once; he insists that he must have
money.
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Insisting on the old prerogative. --Shak.
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Without further insisting on the different tempers
of Juvenal and Horace. --Dryden.
Syn: Insist, Persist.
Usage: Insist implies some alleged right, as authority or
claim. Persist may be from obstinacy alone, and either
with or against rights. We insist as against others;
we persist in what exclusively relates to ourselves;
as, he persisted in that course; he insisted on his
friend's adopting it. --C. J. Smith.
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insist
(wn) | insist
v 1: be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge; "I must
insist!" [syn: insist, take a firm stand]
2: beg persistently and urgently; "I importune you to help them"
[syn: importune, insist]
3: assert to be true; "The letter asserts a free society" [syn:
insist, assert] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
insist
(mass) | insist
- trvať (na niečom), naliehať |
insists
(mass) | insists
- trvá, tvrdí |
insist
(encz) | insist,naléhat v: Zdeněk Brožinsist,vyžadovat v: Zdeněk Brož |
insist on
(encz) | insist on,trvat na |
insisted
(encz) | insisted,naléhal v: Zdeněk Brož |
insistence
(encz) | insistence,důraz n: PetrVinsistence,naléhání n: PetrVinsistence,vyžadování n: Zdeněk Brož |
insistency
(encz) | insistency, n: |
insistent
(encz) | insistent,neodbytný adj: Zdeněk Brožinsistent,neústupný adj: Zdeněk Brožinsistent,tvrdošíjný adj: Zdeněk Brožinsistent,vtíravý adj: PetrVinsistent,vytrvalý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
insistently
(encz) | insistently,neústupně adv: Zdeněk Brožinsistently,tvrdošíjně adv: Zdeněk Brožinsistently,vytrvale adv: Zdeněk Brož |
insisting
(encz) | insisting,naléhající adj: Zdeněk Brožinsisting,vyžadující adj: Zdeněk Brož |
insistingly
(encz) | insistingly, |
insists
(encz) | insists,naléhá v: Zdeněk Brožinsists,trvá v: Zdeněk Brožinsists,tvrdí Zdeněk Brož |
Insisted
(gcide) | 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.]
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1. To stand or rest; to find support; -- with in, on, or
upon. [R.] --Ray.
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2. To take a stand and refuse to give way; to hold to
something firmly or determinedly; to be persistent,
urgent, or pressing; to persist in demanding; -- followed
by on, upon, or that; as, he insisted on these conditions;
he insisted on going at once; he insists that he must have
money.
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Insisting on the old prerogative. --Shak.
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Without further insisting on the different tempers
of Juvenal and Horace. --Dryden.
Syn: Insist, Persist.
Usage: Insist implies some alleged right, as authority or
claim. Persist may be from obstinacy alone, and either
with or against rights. We insist as against others;
we persist in what exclusively relates to ourselves;
as, he persisted in that course; he insisted on his
friend's adopting it. --C. J. Smith.
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Insistence
(gcide) | Insistence \In*sist"ence\, n.
The quality of insisting, or being urgent or pressing; the
act of dwelling upon as of special importance; persistence;
urgency.
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insistency
(gcide) | insistency \insistency\ n.
the state of urgently demanding notice or attention;
insistence.
Syn: imperativeness, insistence, press, pressure.
[WordNet 1.5]
2. the quality of not being ignorable.
Syn: imperativeness, insistence.
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Insistent
(gcide) | Insistent \In*sist"ent\, a. [L. insistens, -entis, p. pr. of
insistere.]
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1. Standing or resting on something; as, an insistent wall.
--Sir H. Wotton.
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2. Insisting; persistent; persevering.
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3. (Zool.) See Incumbent.
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Insistently
(gcide) | Insistently \In*sist"ent*ly\, adv.
In an insistent manner.
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Insisting
(gcide) | 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.]
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1. To stand or rest; to find support; -- with in, on, or
upon. [R.] --Ray.
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2. To take a stand and refuse to give way; to hold to
something firmly or determinedly; to be persistent,
urgent, or pressing; to persist in demanding; -- followed
by on, upon, or that; as, he insisted on these conditions;
he insisted on going at once; he insists that he must have
money.
[1913 Webster]
Insisting on the old prerogative. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
Without further insisting on the different tempers
of Juvenal and Horace. --Dryden.
Syn: Insist, Persist.
Usage: Insist implies some alleged right, as authority or
claim. Persist may be from obstinacy alone, and either
with or against rights. We insist as against others;
we persist in what exclusively relates to ourselves;
as, he persisted in that course; he insisted on his
friend's adopting it. --C. J. Smith.
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Insisture
(gcide) | Insisture \In*sis"ture\ (?; 135), n.
A dwelling or standing on something; fixedness; persistence.
[Obs.] --Shak.
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insist
(wn) | insist
v 1: be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge; "I must
insist!" [syn: insist, take a firm stand]
2: beg persistently and urgently; "I importune you to help them"
[syn: importune, insist]
3: assert to be true; "The letter asserts a free society" [syn:
insist, assert] |
insistence
(wn) | insistence
n 1: continual and persistent demands [syn: insistence,
insisting]
2: the state of demanding notice or attention; "the insistence
of their hunger"; "the press of business matters" [syn:
imperativeness, insistence, insistency, press,
pressure]
3: the act of insisting on something; "insistence on grammatical
correctness is a conservative position" [syn: insistence,
insistency] |
insistency
(wn) | insistency
n 1: the state of demanding notice or attention; "the insistence
of their hunger"; "the press of business matters" [syn:
imperativeness, insistence, insistency, press,
pressure]
2: the act of insisting on something; "insistence on grammatical
correctness is a conservative position" [syn: insistence,
insistency] |
insistent
(wn) | insistent
adj 1: repetitive and persistent; "the bluejay's insistent cry"
[syn: insistent, repetitive]
2: demanding attention; "clamant needs"; "a crying need";
"regarded literary questions as exigent and momentous"-
H.L.Mencken; "insistent hunger"; "an instant need" [syn:
clamant, crying, exigent, insistent, instant] |
insistently
(wn) | insistently
adv 1: in an insistent manner |
insisting
(wn) | insisting
n 1: continual and persistent demands [syn: insistence,
insisting] |
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