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- [ur-juh nt]
- /ˈɜr dʒənt/
- /ˈɜː.dʒənt/
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- [ur-juh nt]
- /ˈɜr dʒənt/
Definitions of urgently word
- adjective urgently compelling or requiring immediate action or attention; imperative; pressing: an urgent matter. 1
- adjective urgently insistent or earnest in solicitation; importunate, as a person: an urgent pleader. 1
- adjective urgently expressed with insistence, as requests or appeals: an urgent tone of voice. 1
- adverb urgently With great haste, with a sense of urgency, because it is very important. 0
- adverb urgently Continuously. With insistence. 0
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Origin of urgently
First appearance:
before 1490 One of the 26% oldest English words
1490-1500; < Latin urgent- (stem of urgēns), present participle of urgēre to urge; see -ent
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Parts of speech for Urgently
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adjective
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
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urgently popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for urgently
adv urgently
- actively — engaged in action; characterized by energetic work, participation, etc.; busy: an active life.
- animatedly — full of life, action, or spirit; lively; vigorous: an animated debate on the death penalty.
- boisterously — rough and noisy; noisily jolly or rowdy; clamorous; unrestrained: the sound of boisterous laughter.
- double-time — to cause to move in double time: Double-time the troops to the mess hall.
- ferociously — savagely fierce, as a wild beast, person, action, or aspect; violently cruel: a ferocious beating.
adverb urgently
- anxious — If you are anxious to do something or anxious that something should happen, you very much want to do it or very much want it to happen.
- compellingly — in a way that demands attention and interest
- desperately — reckless or dangerous because of despair, hopelessness, or urgency: a desperate killer.
- forcefully — full of force; powerful; vigorous; effective: a forceful plea for peace.
- hotfoot — a practical joke in which a match, inserted surreptitiously between the sole and upper of the victim's shoe, is lighted and allowed to burn down.
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