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Meaning

1. (intransitive) to urge (press someone to do something soon)
2. (transitive) to insist (repeat a plea)

Concepts

insist

urge

compel

compress

demand

dun

enjoin

follow

force

lace

oblige

oppress

press

repress

require

tie

tighten

a que

beg

para que-to in

call

Synonyms

exigir

apremiar

insistir

apretar

apurar

arrear

atar

comprimir

forzar

obligar

oprimir

ordenar

pellizcar

prescribir

presionar

seguir

aplastar

persistir

porfiar

pujar

requerir

tupir

tesar

😓

acosar

ejercer presión

ajustar

animar

Translations

drängen

insistir

insistir

esigere

appeler

instare

trotzen

beharren auf

insister

insistere

instar

dringen

folgen

insistieren

أَوْعَزَ

Hyphenated as

ins‧tar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/insˈtaɾ/

Etymology

From Latin īnstāre (“urge, insist”) whence English instant.