importune

== English == === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ɪmpɔːˈtjuːn/, /ɪmˈpɔːtjuːn/ (US) IPA(key): /ɪmpɔɹˈtuːn/ === Etymology 1 === From Middle French importuner and its etymon Medieval Latin importūnor (“to make oneself troublesome”), from Latin importūnus (“unfit, troublesome”), originally "having no harbor". ==== Verb ==== importune (third-person singular simple present importunes, present participle importuning, simple past and past participle importuned) (transitive) To bother, irritate, trouble. (transitive) To harass with persistent requests. (transitive) To approach to offer one's services as a prostitute, or otherwise make improper proposals. (obsolete, transitive) To import; to signify. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From Middle English importune, inportune, from Anglo-Norman and Middle French importun and its etymon Classical Latin importūnus. ==== Adjective ==== importune (comparative more importune, superlative most importune) (obsolete) Grievous, severe, exacting. (obsolete) Inopportune; unseasonable. (obsolete) Troublesome; vexatious; persistent. ===== Derived terms ===== importunely ===== Related terms ===== importunate ==== Noun ==== importune (plural importunes) (obsolete) Synonym of importuner. === References === === Anagrams === entropium, Petronium == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛ̃.pɔʁ.tyn/ === Verb === importune inflection of importuner: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive second-person singular imperative == Italian == === Adjective === importune f pl feminine plural of importuno === Anagrams === impunterò, premunito == Latin == === Adjective === importūne vocative masculine singular of importūnus === References === “importune”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “importune”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers “importune”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. == Portuguese == === Verb === importune inflection of importunar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative == Spanish == === Verb === importune inflection of importunar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative