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    urge
    /əːdʒ/

    verb

    noun

    • 1. a strong desire or impulse: "he felt the urge to giggle"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishURGE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    to strongly advise or try to persuade someone to do a particular thing: [ + to infinitive ] Lawyers will urge the parents to take further legal action. [ + that ] Investigators urged that safety procedures at the site should be improved. Police urged continued vigilance in the fight against crime.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › urgeUrge Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of URGE is to present, advocate, or demand earnestly or pressingly. How to use urge in a sentence.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › urgeURGE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    noun. an act of urging; impelling action, influence, or force; impulse. an involuntary, natural, or instinctive impulse: the sex urge.

  5. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishurge verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishURGE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    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.

  7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryURGE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    URGE meaning: 1. a strong wish, especially one that is difficult or impossible to control: 2. to strongly advise…. Learn more.

  8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › urgeUrge - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    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.

  9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishURGE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

    URGE definition: 1. to try to persuade someone to do something: 2. to strongly advise an action: 3. a strong wish…. Learn more.

  10. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishurge noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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

  11. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › american_englishurge verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    urge (formal) to recommend something strongly: The situation is dangerous, and the UN is urging caution. Patterns. to recommend/advise/urge that… It is recommended/advised >that…> to advise/urge somebody to do something; to strongly recommend/advise/advocate somebody/something