All 4 Uses of
importune
in
Jane Eyre
- I have almost forgotten you since: other ideas have driven yours from my head; but to-night I am resolved to be at ease; to dismiss what importunes, and recall what pleases.†
Chpt 14 *
- Why do you importune me about her!†
Chpt 27
- — when a long way must yet be measured by my weary, trembling limbs before I could reach human habitation — when cold charity must be entreated before I could get a lodging: reluctant sympathy importuned, almost certain repulse incurred, before my tale could be listened to, or one of my wants relieved!†
Chpt 28
- She seemed to be tired of my questions: and, indeed, what claim had I to importune her?†
Chpt 28
Definition:
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(importune) beg insistently or urge repeatedly