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- 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
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| related words: |
assail, beg, beseech, besiege, demand, entreat, plague, pray, press, solicit |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to make urgent or persistent demands or requests.
- similar words:
- nag
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| definition 2: |
to make improper sexual advances.
- similar words:
- accost
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| related words: |
beg, beseech, demand, entreat, implore, petition, plead, solicit |
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