insist

bestehen, beharren

Immer wieder sagen, dass man etwas will, auch wenn andere dagegen sind.

In einfachem Englisch: To keep saying that you want something, even when other people disagree.

• You can come if you insist.
• He insisted on paying for lunch.
• Why do you insist on doing everything yourself?

So benutzt man es: insist on doing something (He insisted on driving despite our objections.); insist that someone do something (She insisted that we stay for dinner.)

Synonyme: demand

Gegenteile: yield

Häufige Wendungen: insist on something, insist on paying, insist on going, insist on payment

behaupten, beteuern

Mit Nachdruck sagen, dass etwas wahr ist, besonders wenn andere daran zweifeln.

In einfachem Englisch: To say firmly that something is true, especially when other people doubt it.

• I insist that I am right.
• She insisted she had never seen the letter.
• The witnesses still insist that they heard two shots.

So benutzt man es: insist that… (The driver insisted that the light was green.); insist on something (Despite the evidence, he insisted on his innocence.)

Synonyme: maintain, assert, declare

Häufige Wendungen: insist that, insist on innocence