urge
verb (used with object)
to push or force along; impel with force or vigor.
urged
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past participleof urge.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof urge.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
urgeverb (used with object)to push or force along; impel with force or vigor.
Example Sentences
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But when many urged him to call his angry supporters into the streets to protest what they believed was fraud, Cárdenas instead told them to continue the political struggle through the ballot box.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
On 24 October, ahead of the sanctions announcement, DR Congo President Félix Tshisekedi urged the international community to increase pressure on Rwanda.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
Instead of calling for street protests after the disputed 1988 vote, Cárdenas urged his supporters to continue their struggle through ballots.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
The Times said Kurtz also urged a Democrat to quit the race after the August primary, opening a place on the four-candidate ranked-choice ballot for Republican Gerald Heikes, also a recruit.
From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026
The voiceover urged, “Hurry up, then, and come to Sandy June’s, where your legendary grandparents prepare all the real good foods!”
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
