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View usage for: (ɪmpɔːʳtjuːn, US -tuːn) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense importunes, present participle importuning, past tense, past participle importunedverbIf someone importunes another person, they ask them for something or ask them to do something, in an annoying way. [formal, disapproval] One can no longer walk the streets without seeing beggars importuning passers-by. [VERB noun] Synonyms: pester, press, plague, hound More Synonyms of importune importune in British English (ɪmˈpɔːtjuːn) verb (transitive)1. to harass with persistent requests; demand of (someone) insistently 2. to beg for persistently; request with insistence Derived forms importuner (imˈportuner) noun importunity (ˌimporˈtunity) or importunacy (imˈportunacy) noun Word origin C16: from Latin importūnus tiresome, from im- in-1 + -portūnus as in opportūnus opportuneimportune in American English (ˌɪmpɔrˈtun; ˌɪmpɔrˈtjun; ˌɪmpərˈtun; ˌɪmpərˈtjun; Chiefly British ɪmˈpɔrˌtjun; ɪmˈpɔrˌtʃun) verb transitiveWord forms: ˌimporˈtuned or ˌimporˈtuning1. to trouble with requests or demands; urge or entreat persistently or repeatedly 2. Archaic to ask for urgently; demand verb intransitive4. to make urgent requests or demands SIMILAR WORDS: beg, urge Derived forms importunely (ˌimporˈtunely) adverb importuner (ˌimporˈtuner) noun Word origin Fr importuner < OFr importun < L importunus, unsuitable, troublesome < in-, not + ( op) < portunus: see opportune Synonyms of 'importune'pester, press, plague, hound More Synonyms of importune Definition to harass with persistent requests (formal) beggars importuning passers-by Additional synonymsDefinition to pester or harass She badgered her doctor time and again, pleading with him. Synonyms pester, worry, harry, bother, bug (informal), bully, plague, hound, get at, harass, nag, hassle (informal), chivvy, importune (formal), bend someone's ear (informal), be on someone's back (slang) Definition to trouble or harass constantly The country is beset by severe economic problems. Synonyms plague, trouble, embarrass, torture, haunt, torment, harass, afflict, badger, perplex, pester, vex, entangle, bedevilDefinition to overwhelm, as with requests She was besieged by the press and the public. Synonyms harass, worry, trouble, harry, bother, disturb, plague, hound, hassle (informal), badger, pester, importune (formal), bend someone's ear (informal), give someone grief (British, South Africa), beleaguer - importance
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