Italian

Verb

insisto

1. first-person singular present indicative of insistere

Latin

Etymology

From in- +‎ sistō ‎(“stand, set, place”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /inˈsis.toː/, [ĩːˈsɪs.toː]

Verb

īnsistō ‎(present infinitive īnsistere, perfect active īnstitī); third conjugation, no passive

1. (transitive) I set foot, stand, tread or press on or upon something.
2. (transitive, with viam or iter) I enter or embark on, pursue (a way, path or journey).
3. (with dative) I follow, pursue, press on.
4. (intransitive) I halt, pause, stop, stand still; pause in thought, dwell upon, hesitate, doubt.
5. (figuratively, with dative) I press upon, urge.
6. (figuratively, with dative or accusative) I set about, devote or apply myself to, set to work (on).
7. (figuratively, with dative or infinitive) I persevere, continue, persist in

Inflection

Related terms

Descendants

See also

• īnstō

References

• insisto in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• insisto in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “insisto”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • to follow in any one's steps: vestigiis alicuius insistere, ingredi (also metaph.)
    

Portuguese

Verb

insisto

1. First-person singular (eu) present indicative of insistir

Spanish

Verb

insisto

1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of insistir.