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verb
- 1. harass (someone) persistently for or to do something: "reporters importuned him with pointed questions" Similar
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IMPORTUNE definition: 1. to make repeated, forceful requests for something, usually in a way that is annoying or causing…. Learn more.
The meaning of IMPORTUNE is to press or urge with troublesome persistence. How to use importune in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Importune.
importune. /ˌɪmpɔrˈtun/. IPA guide. Other forms: importuned; importuning; importunes. Sure, to importune is to beg, but use it only when you're talking about going beyond mere begging into more urgent territory. The woman importuned the judge to release her innocent brother from jail.
Definition of importune verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
verb (used with object) , im·por·tuned, im·por·tun·ing. to press or beset with solicitations; demand with urgency or persistence. Synonyms: solicit, supplicate, implore, entreat, beseech. to make improper advances toward (a person). to beg for (something) urgently or persistently.
1. To make an earnest request of (someone), especially insistently or repeatedly: "A dozen reporters importuned every passing ambassador to speak to them"(Felicity Barringer). 2. Archaic. a. To ask for (something) urgently or repeatedly. b. To annoy; vex. v.intr. To plead or urge irksomely, often persistently. adj.Archaic. Importunate.
verb. If 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.
adj. importunate. Latin importūnus unsuitable, troublesome, relentless; see im - 2, opportune. Middle English (adjective, adjectival) 1350–1400. im′por•tune′ly, adv. im′por•tun′er, n. 1, 3. beseech, entreat, implore, supplicate, solicit.
Synonyms for IMPORTUNE: beg, petition, entreat, beseech, ask, implore, pray, supplicate; Antonyms of IMPORTUNE: imply, suggest, please, hint, oblige, satisfy, gratify, appease
Importune definition: To make an earnest request of (someone), especially insistently or repeatedly.
