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- [urj]
- /ɜrdʒ/
- /ɜːdʒ/
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- [urj]
- /ɜrdʒ/
Definitions of urging word
- verb with object urging to push or force along; impel with force or vigor: to urge the cause along. 1
- verb with object urging to drive with incitement to speed or effort: to urge dogs on with shouts. 1
- verb with object urging to press, push, or hasten (the course, activities, etc.): to urge one's escape. 1
- verb with object urging to impel, constrain, or move to some action: urged by necessity. 1
- verb with object urging to endeavor to induce or persuade, as by entreaties; entreat or exhort earnestly: to urge a person to greater caution. 1
- verb with object urging to press (something) upon the attention: to urge a claim. 1
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Origin of urging
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 Urging
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
urging 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.
According to our data about 53% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
urging usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for urging
noun urging
- advocacy — Someone's advocacy of a particular action or plan is their act of recommending it publicly.
- good word — Used other than as an idiom: see good, word.
- importunity — the state or quality of being importunate; persistence in solicitation.
- in-junction — Law. a judicial process or order requiring the person or persons to whom it is directed to do a particular act or to refrain from doing a particular act.
- incitation — to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action: to incite a crowd to riot.
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