importuner

English

Etymology

importune +‎ -er

Noun

importuner (plural importuners)

  1. One who importunes.
    • 1605, Sir Edwin Sandys, Europae Speculum [A Relation of the State of Religion in Europe], 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

Verb

importuner

  1. to importune, to annoy
    Ah, ils m’enquiquinent, sortir du bain pour les Petites Sœurs des Pauvres ou quoi ? (Louis Aragon, Théâtre, Gallimard, 1974, p. 261)

Conjugation
Conjugation of importuner (see also Appendix:French verbs)
present participle importunant
/ɛ̃.pɔʁ.ty.nɑ̃/
past participle importuné
/ɛ̃.pɔʁ.ty.ne/
infinitive
simple importuner
compound avoir + past participle
gerund1
simple importunant
/ɛ̃.pɔʁ.ty.nɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle 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 Only usable with preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, the past historic, past anterior, imperfect subjunctive and pluperfect subjunctive tenses may be found to have been replaced with the indicative present perfect, indicative pluperfect, present subjunctive and past subjunctive tenses respectively (Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

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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
simple compound
infinitive importuner avoir importuné
gerund en importunant Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle importunant
past participle importuné
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative ie (may be i' before a vowel) tu il 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 Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle
past anterior Use the past historic tense of avoir followed by the past participle
future perfect Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle
conditional perfect Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle
subjunctive que ie que tu qu'il 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 Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
— importune — importunons importunez —
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