importune

Meaning

Verb

1. (transitive) To bother, irritate, trouble.
2. (transitive) To harass with persistent requests.
3. (transitive) To approach to offer one's services as a prostitute, or otherwise make improper proposals.
4. (obsolete, transitive) To import; to signify.

Adj

1. (obsolete) Grievous, severe, exacting.
2. (obsolete) Inopportune; unseasonable.
3. (obsolete) Troublesome; vexatious; persistent.

Noun

Synonym of importuner.

Synonyms

beg

bother

implore

pester

beseech

entreat

urge

pray

🛐

insist

sue for

beseech for

implore for

importune for

crave for

pray for

press

harass

sue

crave

beg for

persuade by entreaty

beset

cadge

constrain

dun

enjoin

exasperate

incommode

invite

plague

plead

prig

solicit

supplicate

beg hard

plead with

ask earnestly

solicit importunately

adjure

Translations

importuner

importunar

belästigen

importunare

embêter

🐛

bedrängen

importunar

ألحف

ζητώ επίμονα

γίνομαι φορτικός

γίνομαι τσιμπούρι

نجذ

ennuyer

harceler

stören

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪmpɔːˈtjuːn/

Etymology

From Middle French importuner and its etymon Medieval Latin importūnor (“to make oneself troublesome”), from Latin importūnus (“unfit, troublesome”), originally "having no harbor".