if+you+insist

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• if you insist — spoken phrase used for agreeing to something because someone says you must This expression is often used humorously ‘Another piece of cake?’ ‘Oh, if you insist.’ Thesaurus: ways of saying that you know, understand or agreesynonym Main entry:… …   Useful english dictionary

• if you insist — spoken used for agreeing to something because someone says you must. This expression is often used humorously Another piece of cake? Oh, if you insist …   English dictionary

• insist — in|sist [ ın sıst ] verb intransitive or transitive *** 1. ) to say very firmly that something must happen or be done: You must see a doctor immediately; I insist. Roger, he insisted, we must hurry. insist (that): She insisted that we stay at her …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• insist — in|sist W2S3 [ınˈsıst] v [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: insistere [i] to stand on, continue with determination , from sistere to stand ] 1.) to say firmly and often that something is true, especially when other people think it may not be true …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• insist */*/*/ — UK [ɪnˈsɪst] / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms insist : present tense I/you/we/they insist he/she/it insists present participle insisting past tense insisted past participle insisted 1) to say very firmly that something must happen… …   English dictionary

• insist — /In sIst/ verb (I) 1 to say firmly and repeatedly that something is true, especially when other people think it may not be true: insist that: Mike insisted that he was right. (+ to): She kept insisting on her innocence. 2 to demand that something …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• insist — 01. My sister s boyfriend [insisted] that he drive us home after the party because it was so late and the buses had stopped running. 02. He went to the job interview at his wife s [insistence], and ended up getting the job. 03. The boys were… …   Grammatical examples in English

• insist on something — phrasal verb insist on something or insist upon [transitive] Word forms insist on something : present tense I/you/we/they insist on something he/she/it insists on something present participle insisting on something past tense insisted on… …   English dictionary

• insist upon — phrasal verb insist on something or insist upon [transitive] Word forms insist on something : present tense I/you/we/they insist on something he/she/it insists on something present participle insisting on something past tense insisted on… …   English dictionary

• insist — [[t]ɪnsɪ̱st[/t]] ♦♦ insists, insisting, insisted 1) VERB If you insist that something should be done, you say so very firmly and refuse to give in about it. If you insist on something, you say firmly that it must be done or provided. [V that] My… …   English dictionary

• insist — takes several constructions in current English in the meaning ‘to assert as a demand’: you can insist on something (or on doing something), you can insist that something be done (subjunctive, with that optionally omitted, or with should as an… …   Modern English usage