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- DictionaryImportuning/ˌimpərˈto͞oniNG/
noun
- 1. persistent harassment of someone for or to do something: "he had quit smoking, giving in finally to his wife's importuning"
to press or urge with troublesome persistence; to request or beg for urgently; annoy, trouble… See the full definition
importune. verb [ T ] formal uk / ˌɪm.pɔːˈtʃuːn / us / ˌɪm.pɔːrˈtuːn /. to make repeated, forceful requests for something, usually in a way that is annoying or causing slight problems: be importuned for As a tourist, you are importuned for money the moment you step outside your hotel.
to make repeated, forceful requests for something, usually in a way that is annoying or causing slight problems: be importuned for As a tourist, you are importuned for money the moment you step outside your hotel.
the "importune" family. 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.
1. to harass with persistent requests; demand of (someone) insistently. 2. to beg for persistently; request with insistence. 3. obsolete. a. to anger or annoy. b. to force; impel. [C16: from Latin importūnus tiresome, from im- in- 1 + -portūnus as in opportūnus opportune] imˈportuner n. ˌimporˈtunity, imˈportunacy n.
Importune definition: to press or beset with solicitations; demand with urgency or persistence.. See examples of IMPORTUNE used in a sentence.
to make repeated, forceful requests for something, usually in a way that is annoying or causing slight problems: be importuned for As a tourist, you are importuned for money the moment you step outside your hotel.
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.
importune in American English. (ˌɪmpɔrˈtuːn, -ˈtjuːn, ɪmˈpɔrtʃən) (verb -tuned, -tuning) transitive verb. 1. to press or beset with solicitations; demand with urgency or persistence. 2. to make improper advances toward (a person) 3. to beg for (something) urgently or persistently.
Definition of importune verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
