Polyglot Dictionary

importunar

/impoɾtuˈnaɾ/

verb C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
importuno
preterite (yo)
importuné
past participle
importunado

Meaning

  1. to bother

    • Perdone que lo importune.

      Sorry to bother you.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

molestar

importunar is more formal, to pester or importune; molestar is the everyday word for "to bother."

incomodar

incomodar is more about causing discomfort or inconvenience; importunar is more about pestering with unwanted attention — both mean "to bother."

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

incomodar

incomodar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to bother."

Practice

1 What does importunar mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches importunar?

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