insists is a form of:

Insist



verbpast tense: insisted ; past participle: insisted ; present participle: insisting ;
1.
(INTRANSITIVE) ~ (on something) (to make an urgent demand, to take and maintain a stand) ទទូចចង់ធ្វើ, ចង់បាន ។ល។, អន្ទោលអន្ទោក, ទទូច, ទាមទារ, ទទួលរងលើខ្លួន
Example: You really must go. All right, if you insist!
2.
(បច្ចេកទេស) ទទូចចង់បាន, ចង់ធ្វើ
ENGLISH MEANING
verbpast tense: insisted ; past participle: insisted ; present participle: insisting ;
1.
(INTRANSITIVE) To stand or rest; to find support; -- with in, on, or upon.
2.
(INTRANSITIVE) To take a stand and refuse to give way; to hold to something firmly or determinedly; to be persistent, urgent, or pressing; to persist in demanding; -- followed by on, upon, or that; as, he insisted on these conditions; he insisted on going at once; he insists that he must have money.
1.
ask, assert, charge, claim, contend, demand, expect, maintain