Definitions for Urgent
ˈɜr dʒəntur·gent

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pressing, urgentadjective

   compelling immediate action

   "too pressing to permit of longer delay"; "the urgent words `Hurry! Hurry!'"; "bridges in urgent need of repair"

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.7 / 3 votes

1. urgentadjective

   Requiring immediate attention.

   An urgent appeal was sent out for assistance.

2. Etymology: Latin urgentem ('pressing') from urgere ('to press').

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Urgentadjective

   Etymology: urgent, Fr. urgens, Lat.

   1. Cogent; pressing; violent.

   Things so ordained are to be kept; howbeit not necessarily, any longer than till there grow some urgent cause to ordain the contrary. Richard Hooker, b. iv.

   Not alone
   The death of Fulvia, but more urgent touches,
   Do strongly speak t’ us. William Shakespeare, Ant. and Cleopatra.

   This ever hath been that true cause of more wars, than upon all other occasions, though it least partakes of the urgent necessity of state. Walter Raleigh.

   Let a father seldom strike, but upon very urgent necessity, and as the last remedy. John Locke, on Education.

   2. Importunate; vehement in solicitation.

   The Egyptians were urgent upon the people, that they might send them out in haste. Exod. xii. 33.

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1. Urgent

   Urgent is a song by the British-American rock band Foreigner, and the first single from their hit album 4 in 1981.

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1. urgent

   Urgent refers to something or a situation that requires immediate attention or action due to its critical importance or severity.

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1. Urgentadjective

   urging; pressing; besetting; plying, with importunity; calling for immediate attention; instantly important

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1. Urgent

   "Urgent" is a song by the Anglo-American rock band Foreigner, and the first single from their hit album 4 in 1981.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Urgent' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4290

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Urgent' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4303

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Urgent' in Adjectives Frequency: #569

Anagrams for Urgent »

1. Gunter

2. gurnet

How to pronounce Urgent?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Urgent in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Urgent in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of Urgent in a Sentence

1. Tom Milliken:

   The world is watching especially those destination countries whose demand drives the trade — Viet Nam and China. There is an urgent need to implement the full provisions of the measures agreed by CITES Parties and to close those cross-border markets in Viet Nam that service Chinese consumers, failure to do so means the future outlook for Africa’s rhinos remains very bleak.

2. Le Pen:

   Urgent action is needed, islamist fundamentalism must be annihilated, France must ban Islamist organisations, close radical mosques and expel foreigners who preach hatred in our country as well as illegal migrants who have nothing to do here.

3. David Stacy:

   A risk-based approach based on the most recent sciencewould be the right policy. If there was ever a moment that shows the blood ban should be lifted, it’s right now -- when dozens of LGBTQ people are lying wounded in hospitals across Orlando in need of urgent care.

4. Hala Zayed:

   It will give us the urgent needs during the first quarter, within two or three weeks maximum there will be the beginning of the influx of GAVI vaccines, which largely will be AstraZeneca (vaccines).

5. Mitch McConnell:

   Its Senate Democrats only sure path to making a law with anywhere near the urgency these Americans deserve. It is the only bill on the table with any provision for the Midwest flooding, and, its the only bill on the table that could earn a presidential signature in time to deliver urgent relief on the nutrition assistance in Puerto Rico.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Urgent
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Urgent
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Urgent
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urgent
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Urgent
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Urgent