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URGE definition: 1. a strong wish, especially one that is difficult or impossible to control: 2. to strongly advise…. Learn more.
The meaning of URGE is to present, advocate, or demand earnestly or pressingly. How to use urge in a sentence.
Synonyms for URGE: encourage, nudge, exhort, prompt, spur, push, goad, egg (on); Antonyms of URGE: discourage, deter, check, restrain, dissuade, brake, curb, inhibit
An urge is a pressing want, one that is almost a compulsion, like when you're so frustrated, you have the urge to scream. If you urge someone to do something, you feel strongly about it. You might urge a friend to wear an orange shirt not because you happen to like orange, but because they're walking in the woods during hunting season.
noun. an act of urging; impelling action, influence, or force; impulse. an involuntary, natural, or instinctive impulse: the sex urge.
to strongly advise or try to persuade someone to do a particular thing: [ + to infinitive ] Lawyers will urge the parents to take further legal action. [ + that ] Investigators urged that safety procedures at the site should be improved. Police urged continued vigilance in the fight against crime.
to recommend something strongly. urge something The situation is dangerous and the UN is urging caution. EU foreign ministers urged an independent inquiry into allegations of human rights violations. urge something on/upon somebody The prime minister is urging restraint on Washington.
verb. 1. (transitive) to plead, press, or move (someone to do something) we urged him to surrender. 2. (tr; may take a clause as object) to advocate or recommend earnestly and persistently; plead or insist on. to urge the need for safety. 3. (transitive) to impel, drive, or hasten onwards.
URGE definition: 1. to try to persuade someone to do something: 2. to strongly advise an action: 3. a strong wish…. Learn more.
Definition of urge noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
