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Moderateinsisted
The correct spelling is insisted.
How to pronounce insisted
/ɪnˈsɪstɪd/
verbIPA: /ɪnˈsɪstɪd/
Say it like: Ins-ist-ed
The correct spelling is insisted. (with on or upon or (that + ordinary verb form)) To hold up a claim emphatically. For example: "I insist that my secretary dresses nicely."
Usage Examples
“I insist that my secretary dresses nicely.”
“I insist that my secretary dress nicely.”
Definition
verb
- 1.(with on or upon or (that + ordinary verb form)) To hold up a claim emphatically.
- 2.(sometimes with on or upon or (that + subjunctive)) To demand continually that something happen or be done.
- 3.To stand (on); to rest (upon); to lean (upon).
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