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   urgent

   /ˈəːdʒ(ə)nt/

   adjective

   • 1. requiring immediate action or attention: "an urgent demand for more state funding" Similar acutegravepressingdiredesperatecriticalcrucialsoreseriousintensecryingburningcompellingdrasticextremelife-and-deathgreatvery greatterriblearchaic, humorous:parlousOpposite trivial
   • 2. (of an action or event) done or arranged in response to an urgent situation: "she needs urgent treatment" Similar emergencyhigh-prioritytop-priorityimportantvitalcrucialhurriedrushedhastyfastquickrapidswiftinformal:hurry-upOpposite non-urgentelective
   • ▪ (of a person or their manner) earnest and persistent: "an urgent whisper" Similar insistentpersistentdeterminedresolutetenaciousobstinatedoggedpressingunrelentingimportunatedemandingearnestentreatingpleadingbeggingclamorousrepeatedunremittingcontinuousincessantrare:exigentOpposite casual

   Word Origin late 15th century: from Old French, from Latin urgent- ‘pressing, driving’, from the verb urgere (see urge).

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   What does it mean if something is urgent?

   • If something is urgent it requires immediate attention or action. If you break your leg, you'll need urgent attention at the hospital — that means the doctors will tend to you without delay. Urgent comes from the Latin word urgentem, meaning "to press hard, urge." You can see that urgent contains the word urge, meaning "to demand or insist."

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   What does it mean if a message is urgent?

   • Urgent comes from the Latin word urgentem, meaning "to press hard, urge." You can see that urgent contains the word urge, meaning "to demand or insist." When you get an urgent message, you need to drop what you're doing to deal with it. An urgent need, like hunger, is a pressing one.

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   Why is it urgent?

   • This is urgent because there are lives at risk. Repeat, this is urgent and necessary. I'm sorry, it must be done urgently. Listen, this is urgent.

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3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishURGENT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Learn the meaning of urgent as an adjective to describe something very important and needing attention immediately, or as a repeated and determined action. See synonyms, antonyms, and usage examples from the Cambridge English Corpus.

   • English (US)

     URGENT meaning: 1. very important and needing attention...

   • Urgent: Arabic Translation

     URGENT translate: مُلِحّ / عاجِل. Learn more in the...

   • Znaczenie Urgent, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     URGENT definicja: 1. very important and needing attention...

   • Urgent in Japanese

     URGENT translate: 緊急の, 緊急（きんきゅう）の. Learn more in the...

   • Urgent: Korean Translation

     urgent translate: 긴급한. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Urgent: French Translation

     URGENT translate: urgent/-e, urgent. Learn more in the...

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   Urgent means compelling or requiring immediate action or attention; dire; pressing. Learn the origin, usage, and derived forms of the word urgent, and see how it is used in sentences from various sources.

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   adjective. /ˈɜːdʒənt/ /ˈɜːrdʒənt/ that needs to be dealt with or happen immediately synonym pressing. The police have issued an urgent appeal for information. a problem that requires urgent attention. ‘Can I see you for a moment?’ ‘Is it urgent?’. Mark the message ‘urgent’, please. The law is in urgent need of reform.

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   If something is urgent it requires immediate attention or action. If you break your leg, you'll need urgent attention at the hospital — that means the doctors will tend to you without delay. Urgent comes from the Latin word urgentem , meaning "to press hard, urge."

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   Learn the meaning of urgent as an adjective or adverb, with synonyms, examples, and word history. Find out how to use urgent in a sentence and how it differs from related words like acute or dire.

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   Learn the meaning of urgent as an adjective to describe something very important and needing attention immediately, or as a noun to describe the state of being urgent. See synonyms, antonyms, and usage examples from various sources.

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   Urgent means requiring or compelling immediate action or attention; pressing. Find synonyms, antonyms, translations and examples of urgent in different contexts and languages.