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urgent

[ur-juhnt]

adjective

  1. compelling or requiring immediate action or attention; dire; pressing.

    an urgent matter.

    Synonyms: ,
  2. insistent or earnest in solicitation; importunate, as a person.

    an urgent pleader.

  3. expressed with insistence, as requests or appeals.

    an urgent tone of voice.



urgent

/ ˈɜːdʒənsɪ, ˈɜːdʒənt /

adjective

  1. requiring or compelling speedy action or attention

    the matter is urgent

    an urgent message

  2. earnest and persistent

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • urgently adverb
  • nonurgent adjective
  • superurgent adjective
  • unurgent adjective
  • urgency noun
  • ˈܰԳٱ adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of urgent1

First recorded in 1490–1500; from Latin urgent- (stem of ܰŧԲ ), present participle of ܰŧ “to press, force, drive”; urge, -ent
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of urgent1

C15: via French from Latin urgent-, urgens, present participle of ܰŧ to urge
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The mayor, that person said, viewed an extended tit-for-tat as an impediment to securing federal funding for wildfire relief and other urgent needs.

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The zoo initially announced it was closed on Tuesday due to "an urgent maintenance issue", Belfast Live reported before it was later confirmed that E.coli had been detected.

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A food bank has launched an urgent appeal for donations, after its stock reached the lowest level in years.

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An urgent search is being carried out to find a teenager's support dog who has been missing in the Highlands for two weeks.

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"My amendment to the crime and policing bill will give us the urgent change we need to protect women."

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