Definisi : ~ /on, upon/, a. declare, maintain firmly, /berkeras mengatakan, menegaskan/ bahawa: Salim ~ed on his brother’s innocence, Salim berkeras mengatakan bahawa adiknya tdk bersalah; b. demand, urge in emphatic manner, berkeras /hendakkan, mahukan/; (to do st) berkeras hendak: he ~ed on his sons being there, dia berkeras hendakkan anak-anak lelakinya hadir; the manager ~ed on punctuality, pengurus itu berkeras hendakkan para pekerja datang tepat pd waktunya; to my surprise, he ~ed on paying the bill, saya terperanjat apabila dia berkeras hendak membayar bil itu. (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : vt 1. maintain positively, esp in the face of opposition, berkeras mengatakan, menegaskan: he ~ed that someone had framed him, dia berkeras mengatakan bahawa ada orang yg telah menaniayanya; 2. demand (that st must be done) mendesak, hendakkan, mahukan; (foll indirect speech) mendesak: she ~d that he should leave at once, dia mendesak supaya lelaki itu pergi pd masa itu juga; “you must come,” she ~ed, “kamu mesti datang,” dia mendesak; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : vi mendesak: if you don’t want to do it, I shan’t ~, jika kamu tdk mahu membuat kerja itu, saya tdk akan mendesak; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)