importune
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im·por·tune
(ĭm'pôr-tūn', -tyūn', ĭm-pôr'chən) 
v., -tuned, -tun·ing, -tunes. v.tr.
To plead or urge irksomely, often persistently. See synonyms at beg.
adj.
Importunate.
importuner im'por·tun'er n.
v., -tuned, -tun·ing, -tunes. v.tr.
- To beset with insistent or repeated requests; entreat pressingly.
- Archaic. To ask for urgently or repeatedly.
- To annoy; vex.
To plead or urge irksomely, often persistently. See synonyms at beg.
adj.
Importunate.
[French importuner, from Old French importun, inopportune, from Latin importūnus : in-, not; see in-1 + portus, port, refuge.]
importunely im'por·tune'ly adv.importuner im'por·tun'er n.
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importune
verb
- To trouble persistently from or as if from all sides: badger, bedevil, beleaguer, beset, besiege, harass, harry, hound, pester, plague, solicit. See attack/defend.
adjective
- Firm or obstinate, as in making a demand or maintaining a stand: importunate, insistent, persistent, urgent. See continue/stop/pause.
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importune
IN BRIEF: Beg urgently or solicit.
Too poor for a bribe, and too proud to importune, He had not the method of making a fortune.
— Thomas Gray (1716-1771), English poet.
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Importune
Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - bestorme, opfordre til utugt
v. intr. - plage, tigge
adj. - plaget, bestormet
Nederlands (Dutch)
aandringen bij, lastig vallen
Français (French)
v. tr. - importuner, (Jur) racoler (une prostituée)
v. intr. - importuner, (Jur) racoler
adj. - importun, gênant, harcelant
Deutsch (German)
v. - belästigen, behelligen, bitten (um)
adj. - lästig, hartnäckig, zudringlich
Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - (παρ)ενοχλώ, γίνομαι φορτικός, (παρα)σκοτίζω, πρήζω
Italiano (Italian)
importunare
Português (Portuguese)
v. - importunar
Русский (Russian)
настойчивый, назойливый, докучать, требовать
Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - importunar, molestar, hacer proposiciones deshonestas
v. intr. - importunar, molestar, hacer proposiciones deshonestas, ser inoportuno, porfiar
adj. - importuno, insistente
Svenska (Swedish)
v. - tigga och be, besvära, antasta (om prostituerad)
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
强求, 硬要, 纠缠, 强求的, 胡搅蛮缠的, 急切的, 讨厌的, 累赘的
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 強求, 硬要
v. intr. - 強求, 糾纏
adj. - 強求的, 胡攪蠻纏的, 急切的, 討厭的, 累贅的
한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - ~을 성가시게 조르다, 괴롭히다
v. intr. - 청하다, 괴롭히다
adj. - 성가신, 괴롭히는
日本語 (Japanese)
v. - …にうるさくせがむ, 困らす
العربيه (Arabic)
(فعل) يزعج, يلح على
עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - הפציר, נדנד
v. intr. - נדנד בהתמדה
adj. - מפציר בהתמדה
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