insistir — meaning in English

English meaning

• insist verb To state something firmly and repeatedly, refusing to accept disagreement.
• press verb To push firmly against something, or push down on a button or surface.
• urge noun A strong impulse or desire to do something.

Senses

insistir is used for these senses in English:

• press (transitive) To force to a certain end or result; to urge strongly.
• urge (transitive) To be pressing in argument; to insist; to persist.

press — full definition

1. verb To push firmly against something, or push down on a button or surface.
2. verb To urge someone strongly to do or agree to something.
3. noun Newspapers and journalists collectively; the news media.
4. noun A machine used to apply strong force, such as for printing or shaping material.

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