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urgent

[ ur-juhnt ]

adjective

  1. compelling or requiring immediate action or attention; dire; pressing:

    an urgent matter.

    Synonyms: ,

  2. insistent or earnest in solicitation; importunate, as a person:

    an urgent pleader.

  3. expressed with insistence, as requests or appeals:

    an urgent tone of voice.



urgent

/ ˈɜːdʒənsɪ; ˈɜːdʒənt /

adjective

  1. requiring or compelling speedy action or attention

    the matter is urgent

    an urgent message

  2. earnest and persistent
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • urgency, noun
  • ˈܰԳٱ, adverb
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Other Word Forms

  • ܰ·Գ· adverb
  • ԴDz·ܰ·Գ adjective
  • ··ܰ·Գ adjective
  • ܲ·ܰ·Գ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of urgent1

First recorded in 1490–1500; from Latin urgent- (stem of ܰŧԲ ), present participle of ܰŧ “to press, force, drive”; urge, -ent
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Word History and Origins

Origin of urgent1

C15: via French from Latin urgent-, urgens, present participle of ܰŧ to urge
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"They provide heads of state and government with a good excuse to break existing schedules for urgent discussions on current problems without arousing public expectations," he wrote in his book, Diplomacy: Theory and Practice.

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I can get the reasoning to build out his role, but the gags are clunky from the get-go, including a tedious stretch in which Braxton whines about his urgent desire to adopt a corgi.

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Patients with urgent dental problems can be treated under the Dental Access Scheme, which was set up for unregistered patients, asylum seekers and refugees.

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“When that is — it could be two, three years from now, so it’s not urgent for us.”

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Following calls for urgent action to keep prison staff safer, Mahmood confirmed HM Prison and Probation service would begin a trial on the use of electric stun guns.

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