# importune

> English word · Verb · IPA /ɪmpɔːˈtjuːn/

## Definitions
1. To bother, irritate, trouble.
2. To harass with persistent requests.
3. To approach to offer one's services as a prostitute, or otherwise make improper proposals.
4. To import; to signify.

## Etymology
From Middle French importuner and its etymon Medieval Latin importūnor (“to make oneself troublesome”), from Latin importūnus (“unfit, troublesome”), originally "having no harbor".

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/importune