importuner

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English

Etymology

importune +‎ -er

Noun

importuner (plural importuners)

  1. One who importunes.
    • 1605, Sir Edwin Sandys, Europae Speculum , in Mary Ellen Henley, Sir Edwin Sandy's Europae Speculum: a Critical Edition (2001)
      abrogators and dispensers against the Lawes of God, but tyrannous importuners and Exactors of theyr owne

French

Pronunciation

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Verb

importuner

  1. to importune, to annoy
    Synonyms: agacer, casser les pieds, embêter, énerver, ennuyer, enquiquiner, emmerder, faire chier
    Ah, ils m’enquiquinent, sortir du bain pour les Petites Sœurs des Pauvres ou quoi ? (Louis Aragon, Théâtre, Gallimard, 1974, p. 261) (importuner is not used in the example given!?)

Conjugation

Conjugation of importuner (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple importuner
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple importunant
/ɛ̃.pɔʁ.ty.nɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle importuné
/ɛ̃.pɔʁ.ty.ne/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present importune
/ɛ̃.pɔʁ.tyn/ 		importunes
/ɛ̃.pɔʁ.tyn/ 		importune
/ɛ̃.pɔʁ.tyn/ 		importunons
/ɛ̃.pɔʁ.ty.nɔ̃/ 		importunez
/ɛ̃.pɔʁ.ty.ne/ 		importunent
/ɛ̃.pɔʁ.tyn/
imperfect importunais
/ɛ̃.pɔʁ.ty.nɛ/ 		importunais
/ɛ̃.pɔʁ.ty.nɛ/ 		importunait
/ɛ̃.pɔʁ.ty.nɛ/ 		importunions
/ɛ̃.pɔʁ.ty.njɔ̃/ 		importuniez
/ɛ̃.pɔʁ.ty.nje/ 		importunaient
/ɛ̃.pɔʁ.ty.nɛ/
past historic2 importunai
/ɛ̃.pɔʁ.ty.ne/ 		importunas
/ɛ̃.pɔʁ.ty.na/ 		importuna
/ɛ̃.pɔʁ.ty.na/ 		importunâmes
/ɛ̃.pɔʁ.ty.nam/ 		importunâtes
/ɛ̃.pɔʁ.ty.nat/ 		importunèrent
/ɛ̃.pɔʁ.ty.nɛʁ/
future importunerai
/ɛ̃.pɔʁ.tyn.ʁe/ 		importuneras
/ɛ̃.pɔʁ.tyn.ʁa/ 		importunera
/ɛ̃.pɔʁ.tyn.ʁa/ 		importunerons
/ɛ̃.pɔʁ.tyn.ʁɔ̃/ 		importunerez
/ɛ̃.pɔʁ.tyn.ʁe/ 		importuneront
/ɛ̃.pɔʁ.tyn.ʁɔ̃/
conditional importunerais
/ɛ̃.pɔʁ.tyn.ʁɛ/ 		importunerais
/ɛ̃.pɔʁ.tyn.ʁɛ/ 		importunerait
/ɛ̃.pɔʁ.tyn.ʁɛ/ 		importunerions
/ɛ̃.pɔʁ.ty.nə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		importuneriez
/ɛ̃.pɔʁ.ty.nə.ʁje/ 		importuneraient
/ɛ̃.pɔʁ.tyn.ʁɛ/
(compound
tenses) 		present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses) 		present importune
/ɛ̃.pɔʁ.tyn/ 		importunes
/ɛ̃.pɔʁ.tyn/ 		importune
/ɛ̃.pɔʁ.tyn/ 		importunions
/ɛ̃.pɔʁ.ty.njɔ̃/ 		importuniez
/ɛ̃.pɔʁ.ty.nje/ 		importunent
/ɛ̃.pɔʁ.tyn/
imperfect2 importunasse
/ɛ̃.pɔʁ.ty.nas/ 		importunasses
/ɛ̃.pɔʁ.ty.nas/ 		importunât
/ɛ̃.pɔʁ.ty.na/ 		importunassions
/ɛ̃.pɔʁ.ty.na.sjɔ̃/ 		importunassiez
/ɛ̃.pɔʁ.ty.na.sje/ 		importunassent
/ɛ̃.pɔʁ.ty.nas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — importune
/ɛ̃.pɔʁ.tyn/ 		— importunons
/ɛ̃.pɔʁ.ty.nɔ̃/ 		importunez
/ɛ̃.pɔʁ.ty.ne/ 		—
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
  • past historic → present perfect
  • past anterior → pluperfect
  • imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
  • pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive

(Christopher Kendris , Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

Further reading

Anagrams

Middle French

Verb

importuner

  1. to bother

Conjugation

  • Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.
Conjugation of importuner
infinitive simple importuner
compound avoir + past participle
present participle1 or gerund2 simple importunant
compound present participle or gerund of avoir + past participle
past participle importuné
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative ie (i’) tu il, elle nous vous ilz, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present importune importunes importune importunons importunez importunent
imperfect importunois, importunoys importunois, importunoys importunoit, importunoyt importunions, importunyons importuniez, importunyez importunoient, importunoyent
past historic importuna importunas importuna importunasmes importunastes importunerent
future importunerai, importuneray importuneras importunera importunerons importunerez importuneront
conditional importunerois, importuneroys importunerois, importuneroys importuneroit, importuneroyt importunerions, importuneryons importuneriez, importuneryez importuneroient, importuneroyent
(compound
tenses) 		present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que ie (i’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ilz, qu’elles
(simple
tenses) 		present importune importunes importune importunons importunez importunent
imperfect importunasse importunasses importunast importunassions importunassiez importunassent
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — importune — importunons importunez —
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 The present participle was variable in gender and number until the 17th century (Anne Sancier-Château , Une esthétique nouvelle: Honoré d'Urfé, correcteur de l'Astrée, p. 179). The French Academy would eventually declare it not to be declined in 1679.
2 The gerund was held to be invariable by grammarians of the early 17th century, and was usable with preposition en, as in Modern French, although the preposition was not mandatory (Anne Sancier-Château , op. cit., p. 180).
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