Meaning

1 senses

  1. To encourage; motivate; to offer encouragement to.

More definitions
  • force or impel in an indicated direction
  • spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts

Examples

4 sentences

  1. Her admirable creative urge rubs off on other people.

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  2. My urge to jump on him was taking over.

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  3. The urge to brag on his recent successes was irresistible.

    ruЖеланию похвалиться о недавнем успехе было невозможно сопротивляться.

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  4. You wouldn't feel the urge to cheat on me if you truly loved me.

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Translations

2 languages

Forms

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

irregular

Present simpleLesson

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

Past simpleLesson

all personsurged on

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill urge on

Synonyms

8 synonyms
Close in meaning

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
urchinurethraurgeB1urgencyurgentB1urgentlyB2urinal
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