Associations to the word «Importune»

Wiktionary

IMPORTUNE, verb. To bother, trouble, irritate.
IMPORTUNE, verb. To harass with persistent requests.
IMPORTUNE, verb. To approach to offer one's services as a prostitute, or otherwise make improper proposals.
IMPORTUNE, verb. (obsolete) To import; to signify.
IMPORTUNE, adjective. (obsolete) Grievous, severe, exacting.
IMPORTUNE, adjective. (obsolete) inopportune; unseasonable
IMPORTUNE, adjective. (obsolete) troublesome; vexatious; persistent

Dictionary definition

IMPORTUNE, verb. Beg persistently and urgently; "I importune you to help them".

Wise words

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.
Florence Scovel Shinn