Polyglot Dictionary

insistir

/ĩsisˈtʃiɾ/

verb B1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
insisto
preterite (eu)
insisti
past participle
insistido

Meaning

  1. to insist

    • Insisto em pagar.

      I insist on paying.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

teimar

teimar is more about stubborn persistence, being stubborn about something; insistir is more general, to insist on a point.

Similar in other languages

German

beharren

beharren is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to insist."

Spanish

insistir

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

French

insister

insister is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to insist."

Practice

1 What does insistir mean?

2 Fill the gap: ___ em pagar.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches insistir?

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