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   Ur·gent

   /ˈərjənt/

   

   adjective

   • 1. (of a state or situation) requiring immediate action or attention: "the situation is far more urgent than politicians are admitting" Similar acutegravepressingdiredesperatecriticalcrucialsoreseriousintensecryingburningcompellingdrasticextremelife-and-deathgreatvery greatterriblearchaic, humorous:parlousOpposite trivial
   • ▪ (of action or an event) done or arranged in response to a pressing or critical situation: "she needs urgent treatment" Similar emergencyhigh-prioritytop-priorityimportantvitalcrucialhurriedrushedhastyfastquickrapidswiftinformal:hurry-upOpposite nonurgentelective
   • ▪ (of a person or their manner) earnest and persistent in response to a pressing situation: "an urgent whisper" Similar insistentpersistentdeterminedresolutetenaciousobstinatedoggedpressingunrelentingimportunatedemandingearnestentreatingpleadingbeggingclamorousrepeatedunremittingcontinuousincessantrare:exigentOpposite casual

   Word Origin late 15th century: from Old French, from Latin urgent- ‘pressing, driving’, from the verb urgere (see urge).

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   Aug 13, 2024 · The meaning of URGENT is calling for immediate attention : pressing. How to use urgent in a sentence.

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   URGENT definition: 1. very important and needing attention immediately: 2. (especially of a person's actions…. Learn more.

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   If something is urgent it requires immediate attention or action. If you break your leg, you'll need urgent attention at the hospital — that means the doctors will tend to you without delay.

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   1. : the quality or state of being urgent : insistence. 2. : a force or impulse that impels or constrains : urge. Examples of urgency in a Sentence.

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   adjective. compelling or requiring immediate action or attention; dire; pressing: an urgent matter. Synonyms: desperate, imperative. insistent or earnest in solicitation; importunate, as a person: an urgent pleader. expressed with insistence, as requests or appeals: an urgent tone of voice. urgent.

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   URGENT meaning: 1. very important and needing attention immediately: 2. (especially of a person's actions…. Learn more.

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   1. requiring or compelling speedy action or attention: the matter is urgent; an urgent message. 2. earnest and persistent. [C15: via French from Latin urgent-, urgens, present participle of urgēre to urge] urgency n. ˈurgently adv.

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   1. compelling or requiring immediate action or attention; imperative; pressing. an urgent matter. 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.

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    Definition of urgent adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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    adjective. /ˈərdʒənt/. that needs to be dealt with or happen immediately synonym pressing an urgent appeal for information a problem that requires urgent attention “Can I see you for a moment?” “Is it urgent?”. Mark the message “urgent,” please. The law is in urgent need of reform.