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urge
[urj]
verb (used with object)
to push or force along; impel with force or vigor.
to urge the cause along.
Antonyms: deterto drive with incitement to speed or effort.
to urge dogs on with shouts.
Antonyms: deterto press, push, or hasten (the course, activities, etc.).
to urge one's escape.
Antonyms: deterto impel, constrain, or move to some action.
urged by necessity.
Antonyms: discourageto endeavor to induce or persuade, as by entreaties; entreat or exhort earnestly.
to urge a person to greater caution.
Antonyms: discourageto press (something) upon the attention.
to urge a claim.
to insist on, allege, or assert with earnestness.
to urge the need of haste.
Synonyms: asseverate, averto press by persuasion or recommendation, as for acceptance, performance, or use; recommend or advocate earnestly.
to urge a plan of action.
verb (used without object)
to exert a driving or impelling force; give an impulse to haste or action.
Hunger urges.
to make entreaties or earnest recommendations.
to press arguments or allegations, as against a person, action, or cause.
The senator urged against the confirmation of the appointment.
noun
an act of urging; impelling action, influence, or force; impulse.
an involuntary, natural, or instinctive impulse.
the sex urge.
urge
/ ɜːdʒ /
verb
(tr) to plead, press, or move (someone to do something)
we urged him to surrender
(tr; may take a clause as object) to advocate or recommend earnestly and persistently; plead or insist on
to urge the need for safety
(tr) to impel, drive, or hasten onwards
he urged the horses on
archaic, (tr) to stimulate, excite, or incite
noun
a strong impulse, inner drive, or yearning
Other Word Forms
- urgingly adverb
- overurge verb
- unurged adjective
- unurging adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of urge1
Word History and Origins
Origin of urge1
Example Sentences
Meanwhile the International Rugby Players Association, an umbrella group that connects player unions, has urged players to seek legal advice if considering R360.
Geraint Berry said they should "kill him together" and that if Mrs Mills got the "urge to smother him" she should "make sure he's died".
In Europe, Portugal’s TAP has been urging its engine-makers and Airbus to investigate safer oils, including one awaiting certification.
A number of readers urged me to get my blood tested for genetic mutations that might explain the clots or indicate whether I could get more down the line.
On New Year’s Day of 1863, his final Emancipation Proclamation not only promised freedom to millions of slaves in the Deep South but also urged Black Americans to join the Union Army.
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