IMPORTUN

Meaning of IMPORTUN in English

adj importune, importunate

Interlingua English vocab. Английский словарь Интерлингва. 2012

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
IMPORTUNACY — /im pawr"cheuh neuh see/ , n. the quality or condition of being importunate; importunateness. [ 1540-50; IMPORTUN(ATE) + -ACY ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
IMPORTUNE — I. ˌim-pər-ˈtün, -ˈtyün; im-ˈpȯr-ˌ, -chən adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French importun, from Latin importunus, from in- …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
IMPORTUNE — [im.por.tune] adj [ME, fr. MF & L; MF importun, fr. L importunus, fr. in- + -portunus (as in opportunus fit)--more …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
IMPORTUNE — importun|e BrE AmE ˌɪmp ə ˈtjuːn ˌɪm pɔː-, ⇨-ˈtʃuːn; ɪm ˈpɔːt juːn, -ˈpɔːtʃ uːn AmE ˌɪmp ə r ˈtuːn -ˈtjuːn; …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary