insisted
in-SIS-tid/ɪnˈsɪstɪd/
- 1Simple past and past participle of insist.
The witness insisted she had seen the car clearly.
They had insisted on a written contract before any work began.
Note
One spelling does two jobs, as with any regular verb: the finite past (she insisted) and the participle after have or had (they had insisted). Both carry the verb's two live meanings, holding to a claim (insisted that she had seen it) and pressing a demand (insisted on a contract). The on and upon echo an obsolete meaning, to stand or rest upon something.
insisted is a form of insist
insist, verb: To demand repeatedly that something happen or be done, restating the demand and refusing to drop it despite requests to give it up. Full entry
- Spelling
- insist → insisted: add -ed
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /ɪd/, an extra syllable.
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