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   importune

   /ˌɪmpəˈtjuːn/

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   • 1. harass (someone) persistently for or to do something: "reporters importuned him with pointed questions" Similar begbeseechentreatimploreplead withappeal toapply tocall onsupplicatesolicitpetitionenjoinharasspesterbesetpressdunbadgerbothertormentplaguehoundnagharrygo on atharp on atmitherinformal:hasslebugrare:obsecrate
   • ▪ approach (someone) to request or offer sexual services, especially as a prostitute: "the girl is charged with loitering in a public place with intent to solicit or importune another person" Similar solicitmake sexual advancesoffer one's services as a prostituteaccostapproachinformal:propositionhustle

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from French importuner or medieval Latin importunari, from Latin importunus ‘inconvenient, unseasonable’ (see importunate).

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   What does the term 'importune' mean?

   • The term 'importune' means to make an earnest request of someone, especially insistently or repeatedly (Quote from Felicity Barringer). It also has archaic meanings: to ask for something urgently or repeatedly and to annoy; vex. To plead or urge irksomely, often persistently.

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   What does importuning mean?

   • , im·por·tuned, im·por·tun·ing. to press or beset with solicitations; demand with urgency or persistence. to make improper advances toward (a person). to beg for (something) urgently or persistently. Obsolete. to annoy. Obsolete. to press; impel.

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   What does importunate mean?

   • Of a person: given to importunate demands, greedily or thoughtlessly demanding. (rare) To importune, or to obtain by importunity. His second wife was Sarah Siprout de Gabay, "a beautiful woman of strong intellect" and importunate ambitions, who hated the race she belonged to because it was despised by others.

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   What does it mean if someone importunes another person?

   • If someone importunes another person, they ask them for something or ask them to do something, in an annoying way. One can no longer walk the streets without seeing beggars importuning passers-by. [VERB noun] Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. 2. a. b. Collins English Dictionary.

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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.

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   Importune definition: to press or beset with solicitations; demand with urgency or persistence.. See examples of IMPORTUNE used in a sentence.

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   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. Collins English Dictionary.

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   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.

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   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.

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