"importune" meaning in All languages combined

See importune on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

IPA: /ɪmpɔːˈtjuːn/ [UK], /ɪmˈpɔːtjuːn/ [UK], /ɪmpɔɹˈtuːn/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-importune.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more importune [comparative], most importune [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle French importuner, from Medieval Latin importūnor (“to make oneself troublesome”), from Latin importūnus (“unfit, troublesome”), originally "having no harbor". Etymology templates: {{bor|en|frm|importuner}} Middle French importuner, {{der|en|ML.|importūnor||to make oneself troublesome}} Medieval Latin importūnor (“to make oneself troublesome”), {{der|en|la|importūnus||unfit, troublesome}} Latin importūnus (“unfit, troublesome”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} importune (comparative more importune, superlative most importune)
  1. (obsolete) Grievous, severe, exacting. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-importune-en-adj-XfMT0Cqi
  2. (obsolete) Inopportune; unseasonable. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-importune-en-adj-G5KAA4N6
  3. (obsolete) Troublesome; vexatious; persistent. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-importune-en-adj-EKdIfcsA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 27 44 3 5 16 3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: importunate

Verb [English]

IPA: /ɪmpɔːˈtjuːn/ [UK], /ɪmˈpɔːtjuːn/ [UK], /ɪmpɔɹˈtuːn/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-importune.wav [Southern-England] Forms: importunes [present, singular, third-person], importuning [participle, present], importuned [participle, past], importuned [past]
Etymology: From Middle French importuner, from Medieval Latin importūnor (“to make oneself troublesome”), from Latin importūnus (“unfit, troublesome”), originally "having no harbor". Etymology templates: {{bor|en|frm|importuner}} Middle French importuner, {{der|en|ML.|importūnor||to make oneself troublesome}} Medieval Latin importūnor (“to make oneself troublesome”), {{der|en|la|importūnus||unfit, troublesome}} Latin importūnus (“unfit, troublesome”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} importune (third-person singular simple present importunes, present participle importuning, simple past and past participle importuned)
  1. To bother, irritate, trouble.
    Sense id: en-importune-en-verb-qItA3mwZ
  2. To harass with persistent requests. Translations (to harass with persistent requests): досаждам (dosaždam) (Bulgarian), натрапвам се (natrapvam se) (Bulgarian), udella (note: for information) (Finnish), anella (note: for goods or services) (Finnish), importunar (Galician), abafar (Galician), bedrängen (German), belästigen (German), patete (Maori), unene (Maori), importunar (Portuguese), incomodar (Portuguese), домога́ться (domogátʹsja) (Russian), надоеда́ть (nadojedátʹ) (Russian), приставать (pristavatʹ) (Russian), importunar (Spanish), besvära (Swedish), sıkboğaz etmek (Turkish), üstelemek (Turkish), dadanmak (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-importune-en-verb-veLyoUoz Disambiguation of 'to harass with persistent requests': 4 94 1 1
  3. To approach to offer one's services as a prostitute, or otherwise make improper proposals. Translations (to make improper proposals): предлагам се (predlagam se) (Bulgarian), ahdistella (Finnish), prostituirse (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-importune-en-verb-FKF32j-5 Disambiguation of 'to make improper proposals': 3 4 89 4
  4. (obsolete) To import; to signify. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-importune-en-verb-3IKHP5pg

Verb [French]

Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Poslovitch-importune.wav
Head templates: {{head|fr|verb form}} importune
  1. inflection of importuner:
    first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    Tags: first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular, subjunctive, third-person
    Sense id: en-importune-fr-verb--B2Mqpbs Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 67 33
  2. inflection of importuner:
    second-person singular imperative
    Tags: form-of, imperative, second-person, singular
    Sense id: en-importune-fr-verb-yISifL8l

Adjective [Italian]

Head templates: {{head|it|adjective form|g=f-p}} importune f pl
  1. feminine plural of importuno Tags: feminine, form-of, plural Form of: importuno
    Sense id: en-importune-it-adj-Odgevs3i Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header

Adjective [Latin]

Forms: importūne [canonical]
Head templates: {{head|la|adjective form|head=importūne}} importūne
  1. vocative masculine singular of importūnus Tags: form-of, masculine, singular, vocative Form of: importūnus
    Sense id: en-importune-la-adj-wltVjrkh Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header

Verb [Portuguese]

Head templates: {{head|pt|verb form}} importune
  1. inflection of importunar: Tags: first-person, form-of, present, singular, subjunctive, third-person Form of: importunar
    Sense id: en-importune-pt-verb-3abZt4gs Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 65 35
  2. inflection of importunar: Tags: form-of, imperative, singular, third-person Form of: importunar
    Sense id: en-importune-pt-verb-24ySlyX4

Verb [Spanish]

Head templates: {{head|es|verb form}} importune
  1. inflection of importunar: Tags: first-person, form-of, present, singular, subjunctive, third-person Form of: importunar
    Sense id: en-importune-es-verb-3abZt4gs Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 65 35
  2. inflection of importunar: Tags: form-of, imperative, singular, third-person Form of: importunar
    Sense id: en-importune-es-verb-24ySlyX4

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for importune meaning in All languages combined (13.5kB)

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      "ipa": "/ɪmˈpɔːtjuːn/",
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        "UK"
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      "ipa": "/ɪmpɔɹˈtuːn/",
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      "code": "bg",
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      "roman": "dosaždam",
      "sense": "to harass with persistent requests",
      "word": "досаждам"
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      "code": "bg",
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      "roman": "natrapvam se",
      "sense": "to harass with persistent requests",
      "word": "натрапвам се"
    },
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "to harass with persistent requests",
      "word": "udella"
    },
    {
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      "sense": "to harass with persistent requests",
      "word": "anella"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
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      "sense": "to harass with persistent requests",
      "word": "importunar"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
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    },
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "to harass with persistent requests",
      "word": "bedrängen"
    },
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      "code": "de",
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      "word": "belästigen"
    },
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      "code": "mi",
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      "sense": "to harass with persistent requests",
      "word": "patete"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
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      "word": "unene"
    },
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      "word": "importunar"
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to harass with persistent requests",
      "word": "incomodar"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
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      "roman": "domogátʹsja",
      "sense": "to harass with persistent requests",
      "word": "домога́ться"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
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      "word": "надоеда́ть"
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      "word": "приставать"
    },
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      "word": "importunar"
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      "code": "sv",
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      "sense": "to harass with persistent requests",
      "word": "besvära"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
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      "sense": "to harass with persistent requests",
      "word": "sıkboğaz etmek"
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    {
      "code": "tr",
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      "word": "üstelemek"
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    {
      "code": "tr",
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      "word": "dadanmak"
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    {
      "code": "bg",
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      "word": "предлагам се"
    },
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "to make improper proposals",
      "word": "ahdistella"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
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}

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      "ipa": "/ɪmpɔɹˈtuːn/",
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        "imperative",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "importune"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Spanish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Spanish non-lemma forms",
    "Spanish verb forms"
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "verb form"
      },
      "expansion": "importune",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Spanish",
  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "importunar"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "inflection of importunar:\n## first/third-person singular present subjunctive\n## third-person singular imperative",
        "first/third-person singular present subjunctive"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "importunar",
          "importunar#Spanish"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "inflection of importunar:\n"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "form-of",
        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "importunar"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "inflection of importunar:\n## first/third-person singular present subjunctive\n## third-person singular imperative",
        "third-person singular imperative"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "importunar",
          "importunar#Spanish"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "inflection of importunar:\n"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "form-of",
        "imperative",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "importune"
}

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