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

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   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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How to say urgent in sign language?

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. Alexandra Forseth:

   Bringing our loved ones home is urgent and this Administration doesn't seem to get that, how many of our loved ones need to be close to death or die for them to care to deliver results instead of platitudes of these cases being a' top priority' ?

2. Adam Jentleson:

   The Republican Senate refuses to hold hearings on [ Supreme Court nominee ] Judge [ Merrick ] Garland, refuses to fund the President’s request for Zika aid and takes the most days off of any The Republican Senate since 1956, but thinks Facebook hearings are a matter of urgent national interest.

3. Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov:

   Nowadays this threat is getting extremely urgent in the light of newly revealed facts of repeated use of not only industrial toxic chemicals but also of full-fledged chemical warfare agents by ISIL and other terrorist groups in Syria and Iraq, there is a growing danger of similar crimes being committed on the territory of Libya and Yemen as well.

4. Dave Chappelle:

   When I heard those talking points coming out of these children’s faces, that really, sincerely, hurt me. Because I know those kids did n’t come up with those words. I’ve heard those words before. The more you say I ca n’t say something, the more urgent it is for me to say it.

5. Citic Securities:

   In order to comply with urgent changes in exchange rules and control business risks, as of today we are temporarily halting our short selling business.

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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