Importune
Word | IMPORTUNE |
Character | 9 |
Hyphenation | im por tune |
Pronunciations | /ɪmpɔːˈtjuːn/ |
Definitions and meanings of "Importune"
What do we mean by importune?
To make an earnest request of (someone), especially insistently or repeatedly. intransitive verb
To ask for (something) urgently or repeatedly. intransitive verb
To annoy; vex. intransitive verb
To plead or urge irksomely, often persistently. intransitive verb
Importunate. adjective
Unseasonable; inopportune; untimely.
Importunate.
An importunate person; one offensively persistent. noun
To press or harass with solicitation; ply or beset with unremitting petitions or demands; crave or require persistently.
To crave or require persistently; beg for urgently.
To annoy; irritate; molest.
A false use, by confusion with import. To import; signify; mean.
Synonyms Request, Beg, Tease (see ask); appeal to, plead with, beset, urge, plague, worry, press, dun.
To make requests or demands urgently and persistently.
Inopportune; unseasonable. adjective
Troublesome; vexatious; persistent; urgent; hence, vexatious on account of untimely urgency or pertinacious solicitation. adjective
To require; to demand. intransitive verb
To request or solicit, with urgency; to press with frequent, unreasonable, or troublesome application or pertinacity; hence, to tease; to irritate; to worry. transitive verb
To import; to signify. transitive verb
To bother, trouble, irritate.
To harass with persistent requests.
To approach to offer one's services as a prostitute, or otherwise make improper proposals.
To import; to signify.
Synonyms and Antonyms for Importune
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