urge in English dictionary

  • urge

    Meanings and definitions of "urge"

    • A strong desire; an itch to do something.
    • (transitive) To press; to push; to drive; to impel; to force onward.
    • (transitive) To press the mind or will of; to ply with motives, arguments, persuasion, or importunity.
    • (transitive) To provoke; to exasperate.
    • (transitive) To present in an urgent manner; to insist upon.
    • (transitive) (obsolete): To treat with forcible means; to take severe or violent measures with; as, to urge an ore with intense heat.
    • (transitive) To press onward or forward.
    • (transitive) To be pressing in argument; to insist; to persist.
    • noun
      A strong desire; an itch to do something.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To press; to push; to drive; to impel; to force onward.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To press the mind or will of; to ply with motives, arguments, persuasion, or importunity.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To provoke; to exasperate.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To press hard upon; to follow closely.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To present in an urgent manner; to insist upon.
    • verb
      (transitive, obsolete)
      To treat with forcible means; to take severe or violent measures with.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To press onward or forward.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To be pressing in argument; to insist; to persist.
    • a strong desire; an itch to do something
    • to press, push, drive
    • to press the mind or will of
    • to provoke
    • to present in an urgent manner
    • to press onward or forward
    • to be pressing in argument; to insist
    • (to) urge
    • urge (action)
    • invite (attention to)
    • To force or impel in a given direction.
    • To push for something.
    • To spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts.
    • noun
      an instinctive motive; "profound religious impulses"
    • noun
      a strong restless desire; "why this urge to travel?"
    • verb
      force or impel in an indicated direction; "I urged him to finish his studies"
    • verb
      push for something; "The travel agent recommended strongly that we not travel on Thanksgiving Day"
    • verb
      spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts; "The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers"

    Synonyms of "urge" in English dictionary

    press, need, barrack are the top synonyms of "urge" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of urge

    • lm  liczba mnoga urges
    • urge ( third-person singular simple present urges, present participle urging, simple past and past participle urged)
    • urge ( plural  urges)
    • urge (plural urges)
    • urge (third-person singular simple present urges, present participle urging, simple past and past participle urged)
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