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单词 importuned
释义

importune

1 of 2

verb

im·​por·​tune ˌim-pər-ˈtün How to pronounce importune (audio)
-ˈtyün;
im-ˈpȯr-ˌt(y)ün,
-chən
importuned; importuning; importunes

transitive verb

1
a
: to press or urge with troublesome persistence
b
archaic : to request or beg for urgently
2
: annoy, trouble

intransitive verb

: to beg, urge, or solicit persistently or troublesomely
importuner noun

importune

2 of 2

adjective

: importunate
importunely adverb

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Importune has many synonyms—including beg, entreat, beseech, and implore. Beg suggests earnestness or insistence especially in asking for a favor ("the children begged to stay up late"). Entreat implies an effort to persuade or to overcome resistance ("she entreated him to change his mind"). Beseech implies great eagerness or anxiety ("I beseech you to have mercy"), and implore adds to beseech a suggestion of greater urgency or anguished appeal ("he implored her not to leave him"). But it is importune that best conveys irritating doggedness in trying to break down resistance to a request and the accompanying annoyance ("the filmmakers were importuning viewers for contributions"), as it has since Middle English speakers adopted it from Anglo-French.

Synonyms

Verb

  • appeal (to)
  • beg
  • beseech
  • besiege
  • conjure
  • entreat
  • impetrate
  • implore
  • petition
  • plead (to)
  • pray
  • solicit
  • supplicate
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Example Sentences

Verb He stood on the street corner, importuning passersby for help. He importuned them to help.
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
This may be in part because those whose first overtures were ignored conclude that the widow wants to be left alone, and thus cease to importune her. Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 22 Aug. 2022 Stewart Dickerson, 64, is charged with importuning and disseminating matter harmful to juveniles, according to jail records. Madeline Mitchell, Cincinnati.com, 28 Feb. 2020 In exchange for his guilty plea, Cuyahoga County prosecutors dropped charges of importuning and possessing criminal tools. Cory Shaffer, cleveland, 26 Feb. 2020 He is charged with importuning, a fifth-degree felony, court records say. Evan Macdonald, cleveland, 4 Feb. 2020 Instead, Potter senior has to importune a surly centaur. Jason Kehe, Wired, 11 Dec. 2019 Shawn Folsom, 41, is charged with one count of importuning, a felony in the fifth degree, police said in a release. Madeline Mitchell, Cincinnati.com, 16 Nov. 2019 Investigators also discovered that Watson had an arrest for importuning in 1997 that was never prosecuted. Rachel Dissell, cleveland, 13 Oct. 2019 There were reportedly other calls in which Trump importuned the Ukrainians this way. Jonah Goldberg, National Review, 27 Sep. 2019 See More

Word History

Etymology

Verb

borrowed from Middle French & Medieval Latin; Middle French importuner "to tire, annoy by inappropriate persistence," borrowed from Medieval Latin importūnāre "to harass, pester," verbal derivative of Latin importūnus "unfavorable, inconvenient, adverse, troublesome, relentless" — more at importune entry 2

Adjective

Middle English, "persistent, overeager, fierce, cruel, grievous, troublesome," borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French, "persistently troublesome," borrowed from Latin importūnus "not suited to one's purpose, unfavorable, inconvenient, adverse, unaccommodating, troublesome, relentless," probably from im- im- + -portūnus (in opportūnus "favoring one's needs, serviceable, convenient") — more at opportune

Note: The Latin adjective importūnus appears to have been formed as a negative counterpart to opportūnus.

First Known Use

Verb

1530, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a

Adjective

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

importune

verb

im·​por·​tune ˌim-pər-ˈtün How to pronounce importune (audio)
-ˈtyün
importuned; importuning
: to beg or urge in a repeated or annoying way
Salesmen importuned us to buy.

Legal Definition

importune

verb

im·​por·​tune
ˌim-pȯr-ˈtün, -ˈtyün; im-ˈpȯr-ˌtyün, -chən
importuned; importuning

transitive verb

: to press or urge with troublesome persistence
who solicits, requests, commands, importunes or intentionally aids another person to engage in conduct which constitutes an offense General Statutes of Connecticut

intransitive verb

: to beg, urge, or press another persistently or troublesomely compare coerce, solicit

importuned

verb

past tense of importune
as in begged
to make a request to (someone) in an earnest or urgent manner she was always importuning people for favors, even when she had no right to ask

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • begged
  • petitioned
  • entreated
  • supplicated
  • asked
  • implored
  • beseeched
  • besought
  • prayed
  • solicited
  • besieged
  • conjured
  • required
  • called on
  • requested
  • compelled
  • called upon
  • impetrated
  • invoked
  • cadged
  • desired
  • pled (to)
  • forced
  • sued
  • coerced
  • insisted
  • pleaded (to)
  • demanded
  • appealed (to)
  • plead (to)
  • mooched
  • sponged
  • bludged
  • claimed
  • commanded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • intimated
  • obliged
  • suggested
  • implied
  • hinted
  • pleased
  • gratified
  • satisfied
  • appeased
  • pacified
  • contented
  • conciliated
  • comforted
  • consoled
  • mollified
  • placated
  • quieted
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