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urge
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- pronunciation:
- uhrj
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun), Word Explorer, Grammatical Patterns
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
urges, urging, urged |
| definition 1: |
to push or drive forward or onward.
We urged the horses along.- synonyms:
- drive
- similar words:
- goad, impel, press, prod, propel, push, spur
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| definition 2: |
to prompt, strongly encourage, or try to persuade to take up a course of action.
His girlfriend urged him to go back to his studies at the university.[verb + infinitive
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He urged her to see a doctor immediately.[verb + infinitive
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Her lawyer urged her not to make a decision too quickly.[verb + infinitive
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- similar words:
- adjure, admonish, advise, beseech, coax, encourage, entreat, exhort, lobby, move, plead with, press, pressure, prompt, push, spur on
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| definition 3: |
to advocate or demand earnestly or emphatically.
We urge your participation in this new program.Authorities urged caution today after two armed men escaped from a nearby prison.Health officials urged that everyone in the area be vaccinated immediately.[verb + (that) + subjunctive clause
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- synonyms:
- advocate, counsel
- similar words:
- admonish, advise, back, champion, compel, demand, encourage, entreat, recommend
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| related words: |
accelerate, advance, ask, beg, canvass, charge, counsel, crowd, enforce, hustle, implore, incite, insist, move, postulate, preach, prevail, require, solicit, suggest, thrust, warn, welcome, whip |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to exert an impelling force.
- similar words:
- push
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| definition 2: |
to recommend earnestly; press an argument or claim.
- similar words:
- exhort
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| related words: |
coax, implore, require, thrust |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the act or process of urging.
- similar words:
- impulsion, instigation, prompting, push
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| definition 2: |
an involuntary or natural impulse or desire to do something.
- synonyms:
- drive
- similar words:
- craving, desire, impulse, inclination, itch, longing, proclivity, propensity, yearning, yen
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| related words: |
compulsion, hunger, instinct, mind, passion, prod, thrust, whim |
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| derivations: |
urgingly (adv.), urger (n.) |
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