insists

Meaning of insists

verb
  1. (with on or upon or (that + ordinary verb form)) To hold up a claim emphatically.
    I insist that my secretary dresses nicely.
  2. (sometimes with on or upon or (that + subjunctive)) To demand continually that something happen or be done.
    I insist that my secretary dress nicely.
  3. To stand (on); to rest (upon); to lean (upon).

Information about insists

  • It is a verb.
  • The singular form of insists is: insist.
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Hyphenation of insists

in-sists

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
  • insists is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

Words that rhyme with insists

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