настоя́ть — meaning in English

English meaning

• infuse verb To fill something with a quality or feeling.
• insist verb To state something firmly and repeatedly, refusing to accept disagreement.

Senses

настоя́ть is used for these senses in English:

• insist (with (that + indicative), or, intransitive, with on or upon) To hold up a claim emphatically.

infuse — full definition

1. verb To fill something with a quality or feeling.
2. verb To soak ingredients like tea leaves or herbs in liquid to draw out their flavor.

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