urge

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English

Etymology

From Latin urgeō (“urge”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ûrj, IPA^(key): /ɜːd͡ʒ/
• (General American) enPR: ûrj, IPA^(key): /ɝd͡ʒ/
• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)dʒ

Noun

urge (plural urges)

1. A strong desire; an itch to do something.

   Synonyms: hunger, yearning; see also Thesaurus:craving

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

urge (third-person singular simple present urges, present participle urging, simple past and past participle urged)

1. (transitive) To press; to push; to drive; to impel; to force onward.

   Synonyms: animate, encourage, impel, stimulate
2. (transitive) To put mental pressure on; to ply with motives, arguments, persuasion, or importunity.

   Synonyms: instigate; see also Thesaurus:incite
3. (transitive) To provoke; to exasperate.

   Synonyms: agitate, strain, test, vex
4. (transitive) To press hard upon; to follow closely.
5. (transitive) To present in an urgent manner; to insist upon.
6. (transitive, obsolete) To treat with forcible means; to take severe or violent measures with.

7. (transitive) To press onward or forward.
8. (transitive) To be pressing in argument; to insist; to persist.

Conjugation

Derived terms

Related terms

• urgent

Translations

See also

• surge

Anagrams

• Guer., Ruge, geru, grue, regu

French

Pronunciation

Verb

urge

1. third-person singular present indicative of urger

Anagrams

• grue

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈur.d͡ʒe/
• Rhymes: -urdʒe
• Hyphenation: ùr‧ge

Verb

urge

1. third-person singular present indicative of urgere

Latin

Verb

urgē

1. second-person singular present active imperative of urgeō

Portuguese

Verb

urge

1. inflection of urgir:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Spanish

Verb

urge

1. inflection of urgir:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative