How do you pronounce importune?

importune is pronounced as /ˌɪmpɔːrˈtuːn/.

Vocabulaires
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importune

🙏importune (importiun)

verb

/ˌɪmpɔːrˈtuːn/

demander insistant (demander insistant)

importunate importuned

Signification

To ask someone persistently or pressingly for something

Traduction de la signification

Demander quelque chose de manière persistante ou pressante

Phrases d'exemple

The child importuned his mother for a new toy.

L'enfant importunait sa mère pour un nouveau jouet.

Synonymes

beg, plead, press, request, solicit

Antonymes

refuse, reject, deny

Collocations

importune someone, importune for help, importune repeatedly

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