Definitions for urge
ɜrdʒurge

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. urge, impulsenoun

   an instinctive motive

   "profound religious impulses"

2. urge, itchverb

   a strong restless desire

   "why this urge to travel?"

3. urge, urge on, press, exhortverb

   force or impel in an indicated direction

   "I urged him to finish his studies"

4. recommend, urge, advocateverb

   push for something

   "The travel agent recommended strongly that we not travel on Thanksgiving Day"

5. cheer, root on, inspire, urge, barrack, urge on, exhort, pep upverb

   spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts

   "The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. urgenoun

   A strong desire; an itch to do something.

2. urgeverb

   To press; to push; to drive; to impel; to force onward.

3. urgeverb

   To press the mind or will of; to ply with motives, arguments, persuasion, or importunity.

4. urgeverb

   To provoke; to exasperate.

5. urgeverb

   To present in an urgent manner; to insist upon.

6. urgeverb

   To treat with forcible means; to take severe or violent measures with; as, to urge an ore with intense heat.

7. urgeverb

   To press onward or forward.

8. urgeverb

   To be pressing in argument; to insist; to persist.

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

1. To Urgeverb

   Etymology: urgeo, Lat.

   1. To incite; to push.

   You do mistake your business: my brother
   Did urge me in his act. William Shakespeare, Ant. and Cleopatra.

   He pleaded still not guilty;
   The king’s attorney, on the contrary,
   Urg’d on examinations, proofs, confessions,
   Of divers witnesses. William Shakespeare, Hen. VIII.

   What I have done my safety urg’d me to. William Shakespeare.

   This urges me to fight, and fires my mind. Dryden.

   High Epidaurus urges on my speed,
   Fam’d for his hills, and for his horses breed. Dryden.

   The heathens had but uncertain apprehensions of what urges men most powerfully to forsake their sins. John Tillotson.

   He, seiz’d with horror, in the shades of night,
   Through the thick desarts headlong urg’d his flight. Alexander Pope.

   2. To provoke; to exasperate.

   Urge not my father’s anger, Eglamour,
   But think upon my grief. William Shakespeare.

   3. To follow close, so as to impell.

   Man? and for ever? wretch! what wouldst thou have?
   Heir urges heir, like wave impelling wave. Alexander Pope.

   4. To labour vehemently.5. To press; to enforce.

   The enemy’s in view; draw up your powers;
   Your haste is now urg’d on you. William Shakespeare.

   Urge your petitions in the street. William Shakespeare, Jul. Cæsar.

   And great Achilles urge the Trojan fate. Dryden.

   6. To press as an argument.

   Urge the necessity and state of times,
   And be not peevish. William Shakespeare, Rich. III.

   7. To importune; to solicit.

   He urged sore,
   With piercing words and pitiful implore,
   Him hasty to arise. Fairy Queen, b. ii.

   8. To press in opposition, by way of objection.

   Though every man have a right in dispute to urge a false religion, with all its absurd consequences; yet it is barbarous incivility scurrilously to sport with that which others account religion. John Tillotson.

2. To Urgeverb

   To press forward.

   A palace, when ’tis that which it should be,
   Stands such, or else decays:
   But he which dwells there is not so; for he
   Strives to urge upward, and his fortune raise. John Donne.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. urge

   Urge was an discontinued online music distribution service run by MTV Networks (now Paramount Media). Urge was integrated into Windows Media Player 11. Urge was first launched on May 17, 2006. Downloaded files came with restrictions on their use, enforced by Windows Media DRM, Microsoft's digital rights management. Urge featured the music programming of MTV, CMT (country), and VH1 and provided editorial content for the online music service. Urge charged 99¢ a track, or $9.95/month for a subscription. An optional $14.95/month to-go subscription was available for those with PlaysForSure devices. As of May 2008, Urge was not compatible with Microsoft's Zune or Apple's iPod, although the first-generation Zune Marketplace was based on Urge, and had many similarities. In Spring 2007, MTV Networks launched the digital audio radio service Urge Radio, available through cable operators. Urge Radio offered cable systems digital audio channels with non-stop music, commercial-free, 24 hours a day. Similar to Music Choice, song and artist info is displayed on the TV screen. In August 2007, MTV Networks announced plans to end its partnership with Microsoft and joined by RealNetworks on its Rhapsody digital music store. In September 2010, Verizon and Frontier informed their customers that they would be removing Urge channels due to the provider's commitment to shut down the service.

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1. urge

   Urge is a strong desire or impulse to do something. It can also refer to the act of encouraging or persistently persuading someone to do something.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. Urgeverb

   to press; to push; to drive; to impel; to force onward

2. Urgeverb

   to press the mind or will of; to ply with motives, arguments, persuasion, or importunity

3. Urgeverb

   to provoke; to exasperate

4. Urgeverb

   to press hard upon; to follow closely

5. Urgeverb

   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

6. Urgeverb

   to treat with forcible means; to take severe or violent measures with; as, to urge an ore with intense heat

7. Urgeverb

   to press onward or forward

8. Urgeverb

   to be pressing in argument; to insist; to persist

WikidataRate this definition:4.5 / 2 votes

1. URGE

   The URGE digital music store was an online music distribution service run by MTV Networks. URGE was integrated into Windows Media Player 11. URGE was opened on May 17, 2006. Downloaded files come with restrictions on their use, enforced by Windows Media DRM, Microsoft's digital rights management. URGE features the music programming of MTV, CMT, and VH1 and provides editorial content for the online music service. URGE currently charges 99¢ a track, or $9.95/month for a subscription. An optional $14.95/month to-go subscription is available for those with PlaysForSure devices. As of May 2008, URGE is not compatible with Microsoft's Zune or Apple's iPod, although the first-generation Zune Marketplace was based on URGE, and had many similarities. In the spring of 2007, MTV Networks launched the digital audio radio service URGE Radio, available through cable operators. URGE Radio offered cable systems digital audio channels with continuous music commercial-free, 24 hours a day. Similar to Music Choice, song and artist info is displayed on screen. In August 2007, MTV Networks announced plans to end its partnership with Microsoft and close URGE, and join RealNetworks on its Rhapsody digital music store.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Urge

   urj, v.t. to press in any way: to drive: to press earnestly: to solicit earnestly: to provoke.—v.i. to incite: to insist: to make allegations.—n. act of urging.—n. Ur′gency, quality of being urgent: earnest asking: pressing necessity.—adj. Ur′gent, urging: pressing with importunity: calling for immediate attention: earnest.—adv. Ur′gently.—n. Ur′ger. [L. urgēre, to press.]

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1. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'urge' in Verbs Frequency: #486

Anagrams for urge »

1. geru

2. grue

3. regu

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of urge in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of urge in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of urge in a Sentence

1. Abu Zuhri:

   We urge the government to continue to bear its responsibility towards Gaza employees without discrimination.

2. Ann Marie Buerkle:

   I urge consumers to report any incidents with inclined sleepers or other nursery products to CPSC at saferproducts.gov, as a mother and grandmother there's nothing more important to me than the safety of our children.

3. Virginia Crocheron Gildersleeve:

   The ability to think straight, some knowledge of the past, some vision of the future, some skill to do useful service, some urge to fit that service into the well-being of the community-these are the most vital things education must try to produce.

4. Mike Koval:

   In light of so much things that have happened not just across the country, but in our own community, it's understandable that the reaction at the scene and of some of our citizens is extremely volatile, emotional and upsetting, and we understand that. That's absolutely appropriate under these circumstances. We would urge, obviously, that everyone exercise restraint.

5. Gary Ross:

   We urge China to reaffirm that it has no plans to deploy or rotate military aircraft at its outposts in the Spratlys, in keeping with China's prior assurances.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=urge
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Urge
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=urge
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urge
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/urge
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=urge
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=urge