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importune

im·por·tune

importune

 
 
pronunciation:
Im por tun
parts of speech:
transitive verb, intransitive verb
features:
Word Combinations (verb)
part of speech: transitive verb
inflections: importunes, importuning, importuned
definition: to pester with insistent demands or requests.
Fans importuned the actor with requests for autographs.
similar words:
nag, tout
 
part of speech: intransitive verb
definition 1: to make urgent or persistent demands or requests.
similar words:
nag
definition 2: to make improper sexual advances.
similar words:
accost
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