Meaning Of The Word Importune

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importune
verb: If someone importunes another person, they ask them for something or ask them to do something, in an annoying way.

importune in American English
importunate
to make urgent requests or demands
to trouble with requests or demands; urge or entreat persistently or repeatedly
adjective: urgent or persistent; importunate
intransitive verb: to make urgent or persistent solicitations
transitive verb: to press or beset with solicitations; demand with urgency or persistence

importune in British English
to harass with persistent requests; demand of (someone) insistently

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