Polyglot Dictionary

insistir

/insisˈtiɾ/

verb B1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
insisto
preterite (yo)
insistí
past participle
insistido

Meaning

  1. to insist

    • Insiste en pagar él.

      He insists on paying.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

insistir

insistir is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to insist."

Portuguese

teimar

teimar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to insist."

Practice

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