importunar — meaning in English
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English meaning
- importune verb To annoy or trouble someone.
- inconvenience noun A problem or difficulty that causes trouble or discomfort.
- nag verb To repeatedly pester or criticize someone about something, in an annoying way.
- roil verb To disturb a liquid so that the sediment at the bottom mixes through it.
Senses
importunar is used for these senses in English:
- importunate (rare) To importune, or to obtain by importunity.
- importune (transitive) To harass with persistent requests.
- inconvenience To bother; to discomfort.
- mither (intransitive, Northern England, especially, _, Manchester) To make an unnecessary fuss, moan, bother.
- nag To bother with persistent thoughts or memories.
- roil (transitive, of a person or group of people) To annoy; to make angry; to throw into discord.
importune — full definition
- verb To annoy or trouble someone.
- verb To keep pestering someone with requests.
- verb To approach someone to offer sex for money, or to make other indecent suggestions.
- verb (archaic) To mean or signify something.
inconvenience — full definition
- noun A problem or difficulty that causes trouble or discomfort.
- verb To cause trouble, delay, or discomfort for someone.
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