surge
To rush, flood, or increase suddenlyTo rush, flood, or increase suddenly.
Meaning
4 senses(intransitive)To rush, flood, or increase suddenly.
Toaster sales surged last year.
steil ansteigen
To accelerate forwards, particularly suddenly.
A ship surges forwards, sways sideways and heaves up.
устреми́тьсяustremítʹsja
(intransitive)To experience a momentary reversal of airflow through the compressor section due to disruption of intake airflow.
Use of maximum reverse thrust at low speeds can cause the engine to surge from ingesting its own exhaust.
(transitive)To slack off a line.
- see one's performance improve
- rise or heave upward under the influence of a natural force such as a wave
- rise or move forward
- rise and move, as in waves or billows
Examples
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Origin
The verb is from Middle English ^((please verify)) surgen, possibly from Middle French souThe verb is from Middle English ^((please verify)) surgen, possibly from Middle French sourgir, from Old French surgir (“to rise, ride near the shore, arrive, land”), from Old Catalan surgir, from Latin surgō, contraction of surrigō, subrigō (“lift up, raise, erect; intransitive rise, arise, get up, spring up, grow, etc.”, transitive verb), from sub (“from below; up”) + regō (“to stretch”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃réǵeti (“to straighten; right”), from the root *h₃reǵ-; see regent. Doublet of source and sourd.
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Forms
surges, surging, surged, surgedSynonyms
8 synonymsWord family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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