Insist
vSynonymSSC PYQ × 4/ɪnsˈɪst/ · इन्सिस्ट
To say firmly or demand forcefully especially when others disagree
ज़ोर देकर माँग करना
He insisted on a written reply.
She insists that every answer be dated.
Daily use: Written reply pe insist kiya usne.
Shop में बच्चा बार-बार 'I need this, I need this' कहे और तब तक न हिले जब तक मिल न जाए — यही ज़िद insist है। Persist और resist की तरह इसमें भी डटे रहना है।
Picture a child in a shop repeating 'I need this, I need this' and refusing to move until he gets it. That firm, repeated demand is to insist. It stands firm like persist and resist.
Insist के साथ 'on' आता है। That-clause में subjunctive: She insisted that he go। Synonym: persist, assert, importune; antonym: yield, relent।
It takes 'on' (insist on something). With a that-clause it takes the subjunctive: She insisted that he go. Synonyms: persist, maintain, assert, importune; antonyms: yield, relent, concede.