Definitions for urgeɜrdʒ
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
urgeɜrdʒ(v.; n.)urged, urg•ing
(v.t.)to push or force along; impel with force or vigor.
to drive with incitement to speed or effort:
to urge dogs on with shouts.
to press, push, or hasten (the course, activities, etc.):
to urge one's escape.
to impel or move to some action:
urged by necessity.
to endeavor to induce or persuade, as by entreaties; exhort:
to urge a person to greater caution.
to press (something) upon the attention:
to urge a claim.
to insist on or assert with earnestness:
to urge the need of haste.
to recommend earnestly:
to urge a plan of action.
(v.i.)to exert a driving or impelling force; give an impulse to haste or action.
to make entreaties or earnest recommendations.
to press arguments or allegations, as against a person.
(n.)an act of urging; impelling action, influence, or force; impulse.
an involuntary or instinctive impulse:
the sex urge.
Origin of urge:
1550–60; < L urgēre to press, drive, urge
urg′er(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
urge, impulse(noun)
an instinctive motive
"profound religious impulses"
urge, itch(verb)
a strong restless desire
"why this urge to travel?"
urge, urge on, press, exhort(verb)
force or impel in an indicated direction
"I urged him to finish his studies"
recommend, urge, advocate(verb)
push for something
"The travel agent recommended strongly that we not travel on Thanksgiving Day"
cheer, root on, inspire, urge, barrack, urge on, exhort, pep up(verb)
spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts
"The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
urge(verb)ɜrdʒ
to give sb strong advice suggesting they do sth
We urge you to reconsider your decision.
urge(noun)ɜrdʒ
a strong need or desire
sexual urges; I fought against the urge to scream.
Wiktionary
urge(Noun)
A strong desire; an itch to do something.
urge(Verb)
To press; to push; to drive; to impel; to force onward.
urge(Verb)
To press the mind or will of; to ply with motives, arguments, persuasion, or importunity.
urge(Verb)
To provoke; to exasperate.
urge(Verb)
To present in an urgent manner; to insist upon.
urge(Verb)
: To treat with forcible means; to take severe or violent measures with; as, to urge an ore with intense heat.
urge(Verb)
To press onward or forward.
urge(Verb)
To be pressing in argument; to insist; to persist.
Webster Dictionary
Urge(verb)
to press; to push; to drive; to impel; to force onward
Urge(verb)
to press the mind or will of; to ply with motives, arguments, persuasion, or importunity
Urge(verb)
to provoke; to exasperate
Urge(verb)
to press hard upon; to follow closely
Urge(verb)
to present in an urgent manner; to press upon attention; to insist upon; as, to urge an argument; to urge the necessity of a case
Urge(verb)
to treat with forcible means; to take severe or violent measures with; as, to urge an ore with intense heat
Urge(verb)
to press onward or forward
Urge(verb)
to be pressing in argument; to insist; to persist
Translations for urge
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
urge(verb)
to try to persuade or request earnestly (someone to do something)
He urged her to drive carefully; `Come with me,' he urged.
- aanmoedigAfrikaans
- يَحُثArabic
- карамBulgarian
- pedirPortuguese (BR)
- nabádatCzech
- drängenGerman
- tilskyndeDanish
- πιέζω, παροτρύνω, παρακινώGreek
- exhortar, incitarSpanish
- tungivalt soovitamaEstonian
- خواستار شدنFarsi
- kehottaaFinnish
- exhorterFrench
- לְהַאִיץ ב-Hebrew
- आग्रह करनाHindi
- uporno tražiti, zahtijevatiCroatian
- komolyan kérHungarian
- mendesakIndonesian
- hvetjaIcelandic
- esortareItalian
- しきりに促すJapanese
- 강력히 밀고 나아가다Korean
- ragintiLithuanian
- piekodināt; uzstājīgi lūgtLatvian
- memintaMalay
- aansporenDutch
- be innstendig, presse på, anmodeNorwegian
- nalegaćPolish
- خواستار شدنPersian
- په ټينګه غوښتل، تشويقول، هيله كول، پام را ګرځول، چټك كول، ګړندي كول، پر مخ بيول، ټينګار كول، په مغزو كې كښينول، پلوى كول، سپارښت كولPashto
- pedirPortuguese
- aîndemnaRomanian
- настоятельно проситьRussian
- naliehaťSlovak
- nagovarjatiSlovenian
- nagovaratiSerbian
- anmoda, enträget beSwedish
- กระตุ้นThai
- ısrar etmek, zorlamakTurkish
- 強烈要求Chinese (Trad.)
- підганяти; спонукатиUkrainian
- ترغيب دينا، آمادہ کرناUrdu
- thúc giục, giục giãVietnamese
- 强烈要求Chinese (Simp.)
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