how to pronounce insist

/ˌɪnˈsɪst/

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insist is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of insist in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… to insist upon is that Picasso's gift is …”

meaning of insist

Insist means to demand or require strongly.

insist frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word insist occurs in english on average 9.8 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics insist can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that insist can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) people, society, and culture;