Meaning
to bother, pester
- to bother or annoy someone persistently
- to harass or disturb someone inappropriately in public
In a sentence
Scusa se ti importuno a quest'ora tarda.
I'm sorry to bother you at this late hour.
Un passante sconosciuto ha cercato di importunarla mentre tornava a casa.
An unknown passerby tried to harass her on her way home.
Non importunare tuo fratello mentre sta preparando l'esame.
Don't pester your brother while he is studying for the exam.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| importunare | infinitive |
| importuno | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| importuni | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| importuna | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| importuniamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| importunate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| importunano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| importunavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| importunavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| importunava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| importunavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| importunavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| importunavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| importunai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| importunasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| importunò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| importunammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| importunaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| importunarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| importunerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| importunerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| importunerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| importuneremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| importunerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| importuneranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| importuni | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| importuni | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| importuni | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| importuniamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| importuniate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| importunino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| importunassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| importunassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| importunasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| importunassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| importunaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| importunassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| importunerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| importuneresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| importunerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| importuneremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| importunereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| importunerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| importuna | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| importuniamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| importunate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| importunando | gerund |
| importunato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Stronger and more negative than 'disturbare'; it often implies unwelcome pestering or street harassment.