insist

insist
1. intransitive verb
bestehen ([up]on auf + Dat.)

insist on doing something — darauf bestehen, etwas zu tun

she insists on her innocence — sie behauptet beharrlich, unschuldig zu sein

2. transitive verb
1)

insist that ... — darauf bestehen, dass ...

2) (maintain positively)

they keep insisting that ... — sie beharren od. bestehen beharrlich darauf, dass ...

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[in'sist]
verb
1) ((with that or on) to state, emphasize, or hold firmly to (an opinion, plan etc): He insists that I was to blame for the accident; I insisted on driving him home.) bestehen auf
2) ((often with on or that) to demand or urge: He insists on punctuality/obedience; She insisted on coming with me; He insisted that I should go.) bestehen auf
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in·sist
[ɪnˈsɪst]
I. vi
1. (demand) bestehen (on/upon 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. (continue annoyingly)
▪ to \insist on [or upon] doing sth sich akk 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. (maintain forcefully)
▪ to \insist on [or upon] sth auf etw dat beharren
II. vt
1. (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. (demand forcefully)
▪ to \insist that ... darauf bestehen, dass ...
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[In'sɪst]
1. vi

I insist! — ich bestehe darauf!

if you insist — wenn Sie darauf bestehen

he insists on his innocence or that he is innocent — er behauptet beharrlich, unschuldig zu sein

to insist on a point — auf einem Punkt beharren

to insist on silence — auf absoluter Ruhe bestehen

I insist on the best — ich bestehe auf bester Qualität

to insist on doing sth/on sb doing sth — darauf bestehen, etw zu tun/dass jd etw tut

he will insist on calling her by the wrong name — er redet sie beharrlich beim falschen Namen an

if you will insist on smoking that foul tobacco — wenn Sie schon unbedingt diesen scheußlichen Tabak rauchen müssen

2. vt

to insist that ... — darauf beharren or bestehen, dass ...

he insists that he is innocent — er behauptet beharrlich, unschuldig zu sein

"it wasn't me", she insisted — "ich wars nicht!" sagte sie beharrlich

but he still insisted that ... — aber er beharrte or bestand trotzdem darauf, dass ...

I must insist that you stop — ich muss darauf bestehen, dass Sie aufhören

she insists that she is right — sie besteht darauf, dass sie recht hat

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insist [ınˈsıst]
A v/i
1. (on, upon) dringen (auf akk), bestehen (auf dat), verlangen (akk):
I insist on doing it ich bestehe darauf, es zu tun; ich will es unbedingt tun;
he insisted on doing it himself auch er ließ es sich nicht nehmen, es persönlich zu tun;
I insisted on him (oder his) leaving ich bestand darauf, dass er ging; you must come with us, I insist ich bestehe darauf;
if you insist
a) wenn Sie darauf bestehen,
b) wenn es unbedingt sein muss
2. (on) beharren (auf dat, bei), beharrlich beteuern oder behaupten (akk), bleiben (bei einer Behauptung)
3. (on, upon) Gewicht legen (auf akk), hervorheben, (nachdrücklich) betonen (akk)
B v/t
1. darauf bestehen, verlangen (beide:
that dass):
I insisted that he (should) leave ich bestand darauf, dass er ging
2. darauf beharren, beharrlich beteuern oder behaupten, dabei bleiben (alle:
that dass):
he insisted that he was innocent
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1. intransitive verb
bestehen ([up]on auf + Dat.)

insist on doing something — darauf bestehen, etwas zu tun

she insists on her innocence — sie behauptet beharrlich, unschuldig zu sein

2. transitive verb
1)

insist that ... — darauf bestehen, dass ...

2) (maintain positively)

they keep insisting that ... — sie beharren od. bestehen beharrlich darauf, dass ...

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(on) v.
bestehen (auf) v. v.
beharren v.
bestehen v.
insistieren v.

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