verb
- to ask someone repeatedly and urgently for something, especially in an annoying way
Usage: formal
Examples
- The salesman continued to importune customers even after they said no.
- She importuned her parents for weeks before they agreed to buy her a car.
- The charity workers importuned passersby for donations.
- He importuned his boss for a raise at every opportunity.
- The reporters importuned the celebrity for an exclusive interview.
- Don’t importune me with your requests when I’m busy working.