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importune
UK
/ɪmˈpɔːtʃuːn/
US
/ɪmˈpɔrtʃun/
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importune
verb
importuned
Past Simple
importuned
Past Participle
importuning
Gerund
UK
/ɪmˈpɔːtʃuːn/
US
/ɪmˈpɔrtʃun/
Translations
докучать
He would importune his friends for money.
Он будет докучать своим друзьям просьбами о деньгах.
приставать
The salesman importuned the customers to buy his products.
Продавец приставал к покупателям, чтобы они купили его товары.
надоедать
She importuned her parents until they agreed to let her go to the party.
Она надоедала своим родителям, пока они не согласились отпустить её на вечеринку.
Definitions
To ask someone pressingly and persistently for or to do something.
He importuned his boss for a raise until he finally got one.
To accost or solicit (someone), especially for sexual purposes, in a public place.
He was fined for importuning strangers in the park.
Synonyms
implore
beg
plead
press
urge
beseech
entreat
importune
adjective
more importune
Comp.
most importune
Super.
UK
/ˌɪm.pɔːˈtjuːn/
US
/ˌɪm.pɔrˈtun/
Archaic or literary; means ‘troublesome, persistent, importunate’
Definitions
Troublesome or persistent in demanding; importunate.
The importune calls from creditors left him weary.
Synonyms
demanding
nagging
clamorous
urgent
annoying
importunate
insistent
persistent
pressing
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