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Search phrase: importune

Plays

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Antony and CleopatraAC IV.xv.19I here importune death awhile, untilI heere importune death a-while, vntill
King Edward IIIE3 II.i.371My mother and the peers importune youMy mother and the Peeres importune you,
King Edward IIIE3 IV.iii.1I wonder, Villiers, thou shouldst importune meI wounder Villiers, thou shouldest importune me
King LearKL III.iv.154Importune him once more to go, my lord.Importune him once more to go my Lord,
Measure for MeasureMM I.i.56As time and our concernings shall importune,As time, and our concernings shall importune,
Measure for MeasureMM V.i.430Against all sense you do importune her.Against all sence you doe importune her,
OthelloOth II.iii.309Confess yourself freely to her; importune her help toConfesse your selfe freely to her: Importune her helpe to
OthelloOth III.iv.104And lo, the happiness! Go, and importune her.And loe the happinesse: go, and importune her.
Richard IIIR3 II.ii.14God will revenge it, whom I will importuneGod will reuenge it, whom I will importune
The Taming of the ShrewTS I.i.48Gentlemen, importune me no farther,Gentlemen, importune me no farther,
Timon of AthensTim II.i.16Importune him for my moneys. Be not ceasedImportune him for my Moneyes, be not ceast
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG I.iii.13And did request me to importune youAnd did request me, to importune you
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG I.iii.17Nor needest thou much importune me to thatNor need'st thou much importune me to that
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG III.i.145While I, their king, that thither them importune,While I (their King) that thither them importune

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SonnetsSonn.142.10 Whom thine eyes woo as mine importune thee. Whome thine eyes wooe as mine importune thee,

Glossary

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importuneurge, press
importunebeg [for], ask persistently [for]

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Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
IMPORTUNEBASICimportunacy n, importunate adj, importune v, importuned adj, importunity n

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