importune (v.) Old form(s): importun'd
beg [for], ask persistently [for]
AYL I.i.87[Dennis to Oliver, of Charles] he ... importunes access to you
CE I.i.127[Egeon to Duke] My youngest boy ... importuned me
Cym V.v.249[Cornelius to Cymbeline] The queen ... very oft importuned me / To temper poisons for her
E3 IV.iii.1[Charles to Villiers] I wonder ... thou shouldst importune me / For one that is our deadly enemy
LLL II.i.32[Princess to Boyet, of conveying her request to the King] Importunes personal conference with his grace
MM V.i.430[Duke to Mariana, of Isabella] Against all sense you do importune her
Oth II.iii.309[Iago to Cassio, of Desdemona] importune her help
R3 II.ii.14[Boy to Duchess of York, of Clarence's death] God will revenge it, whom I will importune / With earnest prayers
TS I.i.48[Baptista to Gremio and Hortensio] importune me no farther
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