Pagpamugos

insist; insistence; pressureverb / noun

Alternative meanings

insist; insistence; pressure; demand persistently; stand firm

Pronunciation

pahg-pah-MOO-gohs

Root and affixes

From the root pugos, to force or compel. Pamugos is insistence or pressure; pagpamugos expresses the act of insisting.

Variants or conjugations

pamugos; pugos; namugos; mapugsanon; padayon

Related words and expressions

request; asking; continue; decision; force

Meaning and usage notes

Pagpamugos can sound stronger because it can imply pressure or force. For insisting in the positive sense of persisting or continuing, padayon or magpadayon can sound softer.