Urge definition
To force or drive forward or onward; impel.
verb
To exert an impelling force; push vigorously.
verb
To entreat earnestly and often repeatedly; exhort.
verb
The act of urging.
noun
The act of urging.
noun
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To stimulate; excite.
verb
To drive or force onward; press forward; impel.
verb
To press upon the attention; present or speak of earnestly and repeatedly; plead, allege, or advocate strongly.
To urge caution.
verb
To entreat or plead with; ask, persuade, or solicit earnestly; press; exhort.
verb
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To exert a force that drives or impels, as to action.
verb
Urge is the act of force or pushing along or a desire for something.
An example of urge is an argument that college is an important to a wavering high school senior.
An example of urge is a strong wish for caramel.
noun
Urge is defined as to force or push to stimulate someone to take action.
An example of urge is to try to convince a student to apply to college as soon as possible.
verb
To advocate earnestly the doing, consideration, or approval of; press for.
Urge passage of the bill; a speech urging moderation.
verb
To move or impel to action, effort, or speed; spur.
verb
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To present a forceful argument, claim, or case.
verb
An impulse that prompts action or effort.
Suppressed an urge to laugh.
noun
An involuntary tendency to perform a given activity; an instinct.
noun
An impulse to do a certain thing; impelling influence or force, esp. an inner drive.
noun
To press hard upon; to follow closely.
verb
To present in an urgent manner; to insist upon.
To urge an argument; to urge the necessity of a case.
verb
To press onward or forward.
verb
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To be pressing in argument; to insist; to persist.
verb
To stimulate or incite; provoke.
verb
To make an earnest presentation of arguments, claims, charges, entreaties, etc.
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Origin of urge
- Latin urgēre
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- Latin urgeō (“I urge").
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