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in the PONS Dictionary

I. in·sist [ɪnˈsɪst] VB intr

1. insist (demand):

insist on/upon
bestehen auf +dat
please go first, I insist!
geh bitte vor, ich bestehe darauf!
all right, if you insist
also gut, wenn du darauf bestehst
she insisted on seeing her lawyer
sie bestand darauf, ihren Anwalt zu sprechen

2. insist (continue annoyingly):

to insist on [or upon] doing sth
sich acc nicht von etw dat abbringen lassen
she will insist on parking right in front of our garage door
sie parkt einfach immer stur vor unserer Garagentür

3. insist (maintain forcefully):

to insist on [or upon] sth
auf etw dat beharren

II. in·sist [ɪnˈsɪst] VB trans

1. insist (state forcefully):

to insist that ...
fest behaupten, dass ...
Greg still insists he did nothing wrong
Greg behauptet immer noch fest, dass er nichts Falsches getan hat
“but I've already paid what I owe”, she insisted
„aber ich habe doch schon gezahlt“, sagte sie bestimmt

2. insist (demand forcefully):

to insist that ...
darauf bestehen, dass ...
Present
Iinsist
youinsist
he/she/itinsists
weinsist
youinsist
theyinsist
Past
Iinsisted
youinsisted
he/she/itinsisted
weinsisted
youinsisted
theyinsisted
Present Perfect
Ihaveinsisted
youhaveinsisted
he/she/ithasinsisted
wehaveinsisted
youhaveinsisted
theyhaveinsisted
Past Perfect
Ihadinsisted
youhadinsisted
he/she/ithadinsisted
wehadinsisted
youhadinsisted
theyhadinsisted
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