- insist on, press
- لَجَّ \ insist on, press. \ See Also أَلَحَّ (على)
Arabic-English glossary. 2015.
insist on, press
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insist — I verb accent, accentuate, argue, be obstinate, be peremptory, be resolute, bid, brook no denial, command, contend, demand, dictate, efflagitare, emphasize, enforce, enjoin, exact, exert pressure, exhort, exposcere, force upon, importune, impose … Law dictionary
press — I noun authors, columnists, commentators, contributors, correspondents, editors, interviewers, journalistic writers, journalists, literary publications, media, members of the media, members of the press, news business, news gatherers, newsmen,… … Law dictionary
press — [n1] people or person working in communications columnist, correspondent, editor, fourth estate*, interviewer, journalism, journalist, magazine, media, newspaper, newsperson, paper, periodical, photographer, publicist, publisher, reporter,… … New thesaurus
insist — [v] order and expect; claim assert, asseverate, aver, be firm, contend, demand, hold, importune, lay down the law*, maintain, persist, press, reiterate, repeat, request, require, stand firm, swear, take a stand*, urge, vow; concepts 49,53 Ant.… … New thesaurus
press earnestly — index insist Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
press something on/upon — insist that (someone) accepts an offer or gift. → press … English new terms dictionary
press — Synonyms and related words: AP, Associated Press, Fleet Street, Reuters, UPI, United Press International, accelerate, advice, adviser, advocate, annex, announcer, annunciator, apply pressure, army, ask, aspirator, assault, assemble, assert,… … Moby Thesaurus
press — 1. v. & n. v. 1 tr. apply steady force to (a thing in contact) (press a switch; pressed the two surfaces together). 2 tr. a compress or apply pressure to a thing to flatten, shape, or smooth it, as by ironing (got the curtains pressed). b squeeze … Useful english dictionary
insist — /ɪnˈsɪst / (say in sist) verb (i) 1. to assert or maintain positively. 2. to demand; require: to insist that the correct uniform is worn. –phrase 3. insist on, to be emphatically firm in regard to: to insist on complete obedience. 4. insist on… …
insist — Synonyms and related words: advocate, affirm, allege, announce, annunciate, argue, assert, assever, asseverate, aver, avouch, avow, blandish, brook no denial, cajole, call for, call on, call upon, coax, command, contend, declare, demand, dwell on … Moby Thesaurus
press — [[t]pre̱s[/t]] ♦ presses, pressing, pressed 1) VERB If you press something somewhere, you push it firmly against something else. [V n against n] He pressed his back against the door... [V n prep] They pressed the silver knife into the cake. 2) … English dictionary
