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- DictionaryUrge/ərj/
verb
- 1. try earnestly or persistently to persuade (someone) to do something: "he urged her to come and stay with us"
noun
- 1. a strong desire or impulse: "the urge for revenge"
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The meaning of URGE is to present, advocate, or demand earnestly or pressingly. How to use urge in a sentence.
Synonyms for URGE: encourage, nudge, exhort, prompt, spur, push, goad, egg (on); Antonyms of URGE: discourage, deter, check, restrain, dissuade, brake, curb, inhibit.
URGE definition: 1. a strong wish, especially one that is difficult or impossible to control: 2. to strongly advise…. Learn more.
to insist on, allege, or assert with earnestness: to urge the need of haste. Synonyms: asseverate, aver. to press by persuasion or recommendation, as for acceptance, performance, or use; recommend or advocate earnestly: to urge a plan of action.
An urge is a pressing want, one that is almost a compulsion, like when you're so frustrated, you have the urge to scream. If you urge someone to do something, you feel strongly about it. You might urge a friend to wear an orange shirt not because you happen to like orange, but because they're walking in the woods during hunting season.
URGE meaning: 1. a strong wish, especially one that is difficult or impossible to control: 2. to strongly advise…. Learn more.
verb. 1. (transitive) to plead, press, or move (someone to do something) we urged him to surrender. 2. (tr; may take a clause as object) to advocate or recommend earnestly and persistently; plead or insist on. to urge the need for safety. 3. (transitive) to impel, drive, or hasten onwards.
To entreat or plead with; ask, persuade, or solicit earnestly; press; exhort. To press upon the attention; present or speak of earnestly and repeatedly; plead, allege, or advocate strongly. To urge caution. To drive or force onward; press forward; impel. To stimulate or incite; provoke.
1. If you urge someone to do something, you try hard to persuade them to do it. [...] 2. If you urge someone somewhere, you make them go there by touching them or talking to them. [...] 3. If you urge a course of action, you strongly advise that it should be taken. [...]
Definition of urge verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
