urgent
[ ur-juhnt ]
/ ˈɜr dʒənt /
adjective
compelling or requiring immediate action or attention; imperative; pressing: an urgent matter.
insistent or earnest in solicitation; importunate, as a person: an urgent pleader.
expressed with insistence, as requests or appeals: an urgent tone of voice.
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urgent
/ (ˈɜːdʒənt) /
adjective
requiring or compelling speedy action or attentionthe matter is urgent; an urgent message
earnest and persistent
Derived forms of urgent
urgency (ˈɜːdʒənsɪ), nounurgently, adverbWord Origin for urgent
C15: via French from Latin urgent-, urgens, present participle of urgēre to urge
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