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- [urj]
- /ɜrdʒ/
- /ɜːdʒ/
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- [urj]
- /ɜrdʒ/
Definitions of urge word
- verb with object urge to push or force along; impel with force or vigor: to urge the cause along. 1
- verb with object urge to drive with incitement to speed or effort: to urge dogs on with shouts. 1
- verb with object urge to press, push, or hasten (the course, activities, etc.): to urge one's escape. 1
- verb with object urge to impel, constrain, or move to some action: urged by necessity. 1
- verb with object urge to endeavor to induce or persuade, as by entreaties; entreat or exhort earnestly: to urge a person to greater caution. 1
- verb with object urge to press (something) upon the attention: to urge a claim. 1
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Origin of urge
First appearance:
before 1550 One of the 31% oldest English words
First recorded in 1550-60, urge is from the Latin word urgēre to press, force, drive, urge
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Parts of speech for Urge
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
urge popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
urge usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for urge
verb urge
- abet — If one person abets another, they help or encourage them to do something criminal or wrong. Abet is often used in the legal expression 'aid and abet'.
- act upon — anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance: a heroic act.
- advance — To advance means to move forward, often in order to attack someone.
- advise — If you advise someone to do something, you tell them what you think they should do.
- advocate — If you advocate a particular action or plan, you recommend it publicly.
noun urge
- activation — to make active; cause to function or act.
- actuation — to incite or move to action; impel; motivate: actuated by selfish motives.
- actuations — to incite or move to action; impel; motivate: actuated by selfish motives.
- aphrodisia — the desire for sexual intimacy
- appetence — a natural craving or desire
Antonyms for urge
verb urge
- adjourn — If a meeting or trial is adjourned or if it adjourns, it is stopped for a short time.
- blow the whistle on — to make a clear musical sound, a series of such sounds, or a high-pitched, warbling sound by the forcible expulsion of the breath through a small opening formed by contracting the lips, or through the teeth, with the aid of the tongue.
- call it a day — If you call it a day, you decide to stop what you are doing because you are tired of it or because it is not successful.
- cast down — If someone is cast down by something, they are sad or worried because of it.
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