insistent
adjective/ɪnˈsɪstənt/
/ɪnˈsɪstənt/
- demanding something and refusing to accept any opposition or excuses
- She didn't want to go but her brother was insistent.
- insistent on (doing) something They were insistent on having a contract for the work.
- insistent that… Why are you so insistent that we leave tonight?
- He was most insistent that we shouldn't leave the door unlocked.
- insistent about (doing) something She was insistent about inviting him.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- become
- grow
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- most
- quite
- very
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- about
- on
- upon
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- continuing for a long period of time in a way that cannot be ignored
- insistent demands
- the insistent ringing of the telephone
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