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Definitions for urgent
ˈɜr dʒəntur·gent
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word urgent.
Princeton's WordNet
pressing, urgent(adj)
compelling immediate action
"too pressing to permit of longer delay"; "the urgent words `Hurry! Hurry!'"; "bridges in urgent need of repair"
Wiktionary
urgent(Adjective)
Requiring immediate attention.
An urgent appeal was sent out for assistance.
Etymology: Latin urgentem ('pressing') from urgere ('to press').
Webster Dictionary
Urgent(adj)
urging; pressing; besetting; plying, with importunity; calling for immediate attention; instantly important
Freebase
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
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'urgent' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4290
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'urgent' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4303
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'urgent' in Adjectives Frequency: #569
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of urgent in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of urgent in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of urgent in a Sentence
As soon as the partisan impeachment votes had finished, the prosecutors began to develop cold feet. Instead of sending the articles to the Senate, they flinched, the same people who just spent weeks screaming that impeachment was so serious and so urgent that it couldn't wait for due process now decided it could wait indefinitely while they checked the political winds and looked for some new talking points.
With the new authorization to use military force being requested by the President to Congress, it was urgent to come to Washington, D.C. We're in opposition to that.
We really need a decision on airport capacity, it's urgent and it's not optional.
[S]ome countries, particularly Poland, have not yet addressed the legacy of property looted during the Holocaust, it is urgent that countries provide restitution or compensation now, while the remaining survivors are alive to benefit.
There isn't that much capacity (of hospital beds) left in Tokyo, so a (medical collapse) is no longer unforeseeable, the number of patients is clearly rising, so the situation is becoming more urgent.
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- مستعجلArabic
- urgentCatalan, Valencian
- naléhavýCzech
- eilig, dringend, dringlichGerman
- επείγωνGreek
- urĝaEsperanto
- acuciante, urgenteSpanish
- kiireellinenFinnish
- urgentFrench
- práinneachIrish
- faochnachScottish Gaelic
- urxenteGalician
- sürgősHungarian
- urgenteInterlingua
- urjantaIdo
- urgenteItalian
- 緊急, 急を要するJapanese
- 긴급Korean
- lezgînKurdish
- nonoiMāori
- dringendDutch
- pilnyPolish
- urgentePortuguese
- неотложный, экстренный, срочныйRussian
- brådskandeSwedish
- అత్యవసరంTelugu
- ivedi, acilTurkish
- 急Chinese
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