IMPORTUNING

Meaning of IMPORTUNING in English

( p. pr. & vb. n. )

of Importune

Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

IMPORTUNING — (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Importune
Английский словарь Webster
IMPORTUNING — p.pr. & ·vb.n. of importune.
Webster English vocab
IMPORTUNING — noun approach to offer one's services as a prostitute. → importune
Concise Oxford English vocab
TEASE — I. verb also teaze ˈtēz ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English tesen, teesen, from Old English tǣsan; akin to Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
IMPORTUNE — I. |impər|tün, -ˌpȯr-, -r.|tyün; ə̇mˈpȯrchən, -(ˌ)chün adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French importun, from Latin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BEG — I. ˈbeg, ˈbāg — some who have ā in “leg” and “egg” have e in “beg” verb ( begged ; …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ATTACK — I. əˈtak, chiefly substand -kt verb ( attacked -kt, chiefly substand -ktə̇d ; attacked ; attacking ; attacks ) Etymology: …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FLY A KITE — phrasal or fly one's kite slang : to cease importuning or troubling — usually used with go in the imperative
Webster's New International English Dictionary
IMPORTUNE — — importunely , adv. — importuner , n. /im'pawr toohn", -tyoohn", im pawr"cheuhn/ , v. , importuned, importuning , adj. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
EXTRACT — — extractable, extractible , adj. — extractability, extractibility , n. v. /ik strakt"/ or, esp. for 5, /ek"strakt/ ; n. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BEG — I. ˈbeg verb ( begged ; beg·ging ) Etymology: Middle English beggen Date: 13th century transitive verb 1. : to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
IMPORTUNE — [ ˌɪmpɔ:'tju:n ] ■ verb 1》 harass with persistent requests. 2》 [usu. as noun importuning ] approach to offer one's …
Concise Oxford English vocab
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Britannica English vocabulary
IMPORTUNE — ( importunes, importuning, importuned) If someone importunes another person, they ask them for something or ask them to do something, …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
IMPORTUNE — (~s, importuning, ~d) If someone ~s another person, they ask them for something or ask them to do something, in …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SUCCUMB — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES succumb to sb’s/sth’s charms (= allow yourself to be influenced by their charms ) ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
IMPORTUNE
Cambridge English vocab
CHALLENGE — n. Function: noun 1 Synonyms: DEMUR 2, demurral, demurrer, difficulty, objection, protest, question, remonstrance, remonstration 2 Synonyms: DEFIANCE 1, cartel, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
CHALLENGE — I. verb 1. Synonyms: demand 1, call, claim, exact, postulate, require, requisition, solicit 2. Synonyms: question 2, dispute, doubt, mistrust …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
IMPORTUNE — v. 25B6; verb he importuned her for some spare change : BEG, entreat, implore, plead with, appeal to, call on; …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary

Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary

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