Meaning

8 senses
  1. (transitive)To press; to push; to drive; to impel; to force onward.

    drängen, mahnen, treiben

    подгоня́тьpodgonjátʹ, подстёгиватьpodstjógivatʹ, побужда́тьpobuždátʹ

    force or impel in an indicated direction

  2. (transitive)To put mental pressure on; to ply with motives, arguments, persuasion, or importunity.

    My boss urged me to reconsider my decision to leave the company, even offering a pay rise.

  3. (transitive)To provoke; to exasperate.

    provozieren

    провоци́роватьprovocírovatʹ, подстрека́тьpodstrekátʹ

  4. (transitive)To press hard upon; to follow closely.

  5. (transitive)To present in an urgent manner; to insist upon.

    to urge an argument; to urge the necessity of a case

  6. (transitive)To press onward or forward.

  7. (transitive)To be pressing in argument; to insist; to persist.

  8. (obsolete, transitive)To treat with forcible means; to take severe or violent measures with.

    to urge an ore with intense heat

Examples

306 sentences
  1. She urged him to drive carefully.

    Вона наполягала, щоб він їхав уважно. — ascolto

    deSie ermahnte ihn, vorsichtig zu fahren. — driini

  2. Tom urged Mary to return to Boston.

    Том переконував Мері повернутися до Бостона. — deniko

  3. You should resist the urge to do that.

    Тобі треба чинити опір бажанню зробити це. — deniko

  4. Tom urged Mary to resign.

    Том наполягав на відставці Мері. — deniko

    ruТом убедил Мэри подать в отставку. — sharptoothed

  5. I'd urge caution.

    Я б закликав до обережності. — deniko

Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 3
to press, push, drive:
to press the mind or will of:
to provoke:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
to press, push, drive:
to press the mind or will of:
to provoke:

Origin

From Latin urgeō (“urge”).

From Latin urgeō (“urge”).

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Forms

urges, urging, urged, urged
Base formurge · to urge
3rd person singularurges
Present participleurging
Past simpleurged
Past participleurged

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyurge
he, she, iturges

Past simpleLesson

all personsurged

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave urged
he, she, ithas urged

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill urge

Synonyms

63 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

7 related words

Collocations

6 patterns
  • the urge to
  • resist the urge
  • a sudden urge
  • sudden urge to
  • sudden urge
  • urge to do

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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