urge

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Related terms 1.4.2 Translations 1.5 See also 1.6 Synonyms 1.7 Anagrams 2 French 2.1 Verb 2.2 Anagrams 3 Italian 3.1 Verb 4 Spanish 4.1 Verb

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[edit] Etymology

Latin urgere. Cognate with Old English wrecan (English wreak).

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• Rhymes: -ɜː(r)dʒ

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urge (plural urges)

1. A strong desire; an itch to do something.

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to urge (third-person singular simple present urges, present participle urging, simple past and past participle urged)

1. (transitive) To press; to push; to drive; to impel; to force onward.
2. (transitive) To press the mind or will of; to ply with motives, arguments, persuasion, or importunity.
3. (transitive) To provoke; to exasperate.
4. (transitive) To present in an urgent manner; to insist upon.
5. (transitive) (obsolete): To treat with forcible means; to take severe or violent measures with; as, to urge an ore with intense heat.
6. (transitive) To press onward or forward.
7. (transitive) To be pressing in argument; to insist; to persist.

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• urgent

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[edit] See also

• surge

[edit] Synonyms

• animate
• incite
• impel
• instigate
• stimulate
• encourage

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: egru
• geru
• grue

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urge

1. Third-person singular present tense of urger.

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• Alphagram: egru
• grue

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urge

1. Third-person singular present tense of urgere.

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urge (infinitive: urgir)

1. informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of urgir.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of urgir.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of urgir.