Definition of importune Importune

im•por•tune

We found 13 definitions of importune from 6 different sources.

What does importune mean?

Verb importunes, importuning, importuned
importune - beg persistently and urgently; "I importune you to help them"
		insist
		implore, pray, beg address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer; "pray to the Lord"
		besiege harass, as with questions or requests; "The press photographers besieged the movie star"

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importune (Verb)
To bother, trouble, irritate.
importune (Verb)
To harass with persistent requests.
importune (Verb)
To approach to offer one's services as a prostitute, or otherwise make improper proposals.
importune (Adjective)
Grievous, severe, exacting.
importune (Adjective)
inopportune; unseasonable.
importune (Adjective)
troublesome; vexatious; persistent.

importune (a.)
To request or solicit, with urgency; to press with frequent, unreasonable, or troublesome application or pertinacity; hence, to tease; to irritate; to worry.
importune (a.)
To import; to signify.
importune (v. i.)
To require; to demand.

importune
im-pōr-tūn′, v.t. to urge with troublesome application: to press urgently: (Spens.) to import, signify (a false use): to molest, as a beggar, prostitute, &c.—ns. Impor′tunacy, Import′unāteness.—adj. Import′unāte, troublesomely urgent.—adv. Import′unātely.—adj. Import′une, untimely: importunate.—adv. Importune′ly.—ns. Importun′er; Importun′ity. [Fr.,—L. importunus—in, not, portus, a harbour.]