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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 urgent mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! URGENT definition: 1. very important and needing attention immediately: 2. (especially of a person's actions…. Learn more.

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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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   What is the difference between urgent and important?

   • The word urgent is used in the sense of ‘requiring immediate action or attention’. On the other hand, the word important is used in the sense ‘of great significance or value’. This is the most important difference between urgent and important. Both urgent and important are used as adjectives. What does Urgent mean?

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   What is an urgent matter?

   • an urgent matter. an urgent pleader. an urgent tone of voice. There are many problems plaguing California at the moment that demand urgent attention. Nothing is that urgent, and if it is, your team will call or text you. The more obvious something seems, the more urgent the need to question it.

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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.

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     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...

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

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   The meaning of URGENT is calling for immediate attention : pressing. How to use urgent in a sentence.

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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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   Urgent definition: compelling or requiring immediate action or attention; dire; pressing. See examples of URGENT used in a sentence.

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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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   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 to describe something that needs to be done quickly or a way of speaking with insistence. Find synonyms, pronunciation, collocations, sentences and word frequency of urgent.