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importune Definition and Meaning in English (importune definition)

verb
Synonyms:pesterbadgerbeg
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Importune definition: To harass someone with persistent and often annoying requests or demands.

Definitions of Importune

  1. 1verb(formal)

    To harass someone with persistent and often annoying requests or demands.

Example Sentences

casual

“He continued to importune her with calls and messages, hoping she would change her mind.”

casual

“The children importuned their parents for a new video game until they finally gave in.”

Synonyms

Antonyms

leave aloneignoreappease

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Inflected Word Forms

third person singularimportunes
past tenseimportuned
present participleimportuning
agent nounimportuner

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Importune definition: To harass someone with persistent and often annoying requests or demands.
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'Importune' translates to 'importune' in English. Importune definition: To harass someone with persistent and often annoying requests or demands.
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