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urge
(ûrj)v. urged, urg·ing, urg·es
v.tr.
1. To force or drive forward or onward; impel.
2. To entreat earnestly and often repeatedly; exhort.
3. To advocate earnestly the doing, consideration, or approval of; press for: urge passage of the bill; a speech urging moderation.
4. To stimulate; excite: "It urged him to an intensity like madness" (D.H. Lawrence).
5. To move or impel to action, effort, or speed; spur.
v.intr.
1. To exert an impelling force; push vigorously.
2. To present a forceful argument, claim, or case.
n.
1. The act of urging.
2.
a. An impulse that prompts action or effort: suppressed an urge to laugh.
b. An involuntary tendency to perform a given activity; an instinct: "There is a human urge to clarify, rationalize, justify" (Leonard Bernstein).
[Latin urgēre.]
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urge
(ɜːdʒ)vb
1. (tr) 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. (tr) to impel, drive, or hasten onwards: he urged the horses on.
4. (tr) archaic or literary to stimulate, excite, or incite
n
a strong impulse, inner drive, or yearning
[C16: from Latin urgēre]
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urge
(ɜrdʒ)v. urged, urg•ing,
n. v.t.
1. to push or force along; impel with force or vigor.
2. to drive with incitement to speed or effort: to urge dogs on with shouts.
3. to press, push, or hasten (the course, activities, etc.): to urge one's escape.
4. to impel or move to some action: urged by necessity.
5. to endeavor to induce or persuade, as by entreaties; exhort: to urge a person to greater caution.
6. to press (something) upon the attention: to urge a claim.
7. to insist on or assert with earnestness: to urge the need of haste.
8. to recommend earnestly: to urge a plan of action.
v.i. 9. to exert a driving or impelling force; give an impulse to haste or action.
10. to make entreaties or earnest recommendations.
11. to press arguments or allegations, as against a person.
n. 12. an act of urging; impelling action, influence, or force; impulse.
13. an involuntary or instinctive impulse: the sex urge.
[1550–60; < Latin urgēre to press, drive, urge]
urg′er, n.
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urge
If you urge someone to do something, you try hard to persuade them to do it.
I urged him to take a year off to study drawing.
Father Swiebel urged him to talk.
In writing, you can use a 'that'-clause after urge. In the 'that'-clause, you use should or the base form of a verb.
The Press Commission urged that the ownership of the press and broadcasting should be kept separate.
Sir Fred urged that Britain join the European Monetary System.
In writing, urge can also be used with an object referring to a course of action.
US officials urged restraint.
The report urged a more positive role for local government.
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urge
Past participle: urged
Gerund: urging
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| Noun | 1. |  urge - an instinctive motive; "profound religious impulses"motivation, motive, need - the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior; "we did not understand his motivation"; "he acted with the best of motives" abience - (psychology) an urge to withdraw or avoid a situation or an object adience - (psychology) an urge to accept or approach a situation or an object itchy feet, wanderlust - very strong or irresistible impulse to travel |
| 2. |  urge - a strong restless desire; "why this urge to travel?"desire - the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state | |
| Verb | 1. |  urge - force or impel in an indicated direction; "I urged him to finish his studies"push, bear on - press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action; "He pushed her to finish her doctorate" |
| 2. |  urge - push for something; "The travel agent recommended strongly that we not travel on Thanksgiving Day" | |
| 3. |  urge - spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts; "The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers"cheerlead - act as a cheerleader in a sports event encourage - inspire with confidence; give hope or courage to |
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urge
verb
1. beg, appeal to, exhort, press, prompt, plead, put pressure on, lean on, solicit, goad, implore, enjoin, beseech, pressurize, entreat, twist someone's arm (informal), put the heat on (informal), put the screws on (informal) They urged parliament to approve plans for their reform programme.
noun
1. impulse, longing, wish, desire, fancy, drive, yen (informal), hunger, appetite, craving, yearning, itch (informal), thirst, compulsion, hankering He had an urge to open a shop of his own.
impulse reluctance, aversion, disinclination, distaste, repugnance, indisposition
impulse reluctance, aversion, disinclination, distaste, repugnance, indisposition
urge someone on drive on, push, encourage, force, press, prompt, stimulate, compel, induce, propel, hasten, constrain, incite, egg on, goad, spur on, impel, gee up She had a strong and supportive sister who urged her on.
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Translations
دافِع، حافِزيَحُثيُقْنِع، يَدْفَع
nabádatnutkánípřesvědčovat
overbevisetilskyndetrang
ajaahaluhinkukiirehtiäpainostaa
belsõ ösztönzéshangsúlyozza vminek a fontosságátkésztetéskomolyan kérnógat
brÿna fyrir e-mhvetjalöngun, hvöt
せきたてる催促する願望
knietimas
piekodinātpieprasītuzstājīgi lūgtuzstātvēlēšanās
nutkaniepresviedčať
močna željanagovarjati
büyük istekısrar etmekısrarla anlatmakönemini belirtmekzorlamak
urge
[ɜːdʒ]A. N → impulso m; (sexual etc) → deseo m
the urge to write → el deseo apremiante de escribir, la ambición de hacerse escritor
to feel an urge to do sth → sentir fuertes deseos or ganas de hacer algo
to get or have the urge (to do sth): when you get or have the urge to eat something exotic → cuando te entren ganas de comer algo exótico
he had the sudden urge to take all his clothes off → de repente le entraron ganas de desnudarse
the urge to write → el deseo apremiante de escribir, la ambición de hacerse escritor
to feel an urge to do sth → sentir fuertes deseos or ganas de hacer algo
to get or have the urge (to do sth): when you get or have the urge to eat something exotic → cuando te entren ganas de comer algo exótico
he had the sudden urge to take all his clothes off → de repente le entraron ganas de desnudarse
B. VT
1. (= try to persuade) → animar, alentar
to urge sb to do sth → animar or instar a algn a hacer algo
to urge that sth should be done → recomendar encarecidamente que se haga algo
to urge sb to do sth → animar or instar a algn a hacer algo
to urge that sth should be done → recomendar encarecidamente que se haga algo
2. (= advocate) → recomendar, abogar por
to urge sth on or upon sb → insistir en algo con algn
to urge a policy on the government → hacer presión en el gobierno para que adopte una política
to urge sth on or upon sb → insistir en algo con algn
to urge a policy on the government → hacer presión en el gobierno para que adopte una política
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
urge
n (= need) → Verlangen nt, → Bedürfnis nt; (= drive) → Drang m no pl; (physical, sexual) → Trieb m; to feel the urge to do something → das Bedürfnis verspüren, etw zu tun; I resisted the urge (to contradict him) → ich habe mich beherrscht (und ihm nicht widersprochen); an urge to steal it came over me → der Drang, es zu stehlen, überkam mich; creative urges → Schaffensdrang m, → Kreativität f; come and stay with us if you get the urge (inf) → komm uns besuchen, wenn du Lust hast
vt
(= try to persuade) sb → eindringlich bitten; to urge somebody to do something (= plead with) → jdn eindringlich bitten, etw zu tun; (= earnestly recommend) → darauf dringen, dass jd etw tut; to urge somebody to accept/join in/come along → jdn drängen, anzunehmen/mitzumachen/mitzukommen; he needed no urging → er ließ sich nicht lange bitten; do it now! he urged → tun Sies jetzt!, drängte er
to urge somebody onward/back → jdn vorwärtstreiben or weitertreiben/zurücktreiben
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
urge
[ɜːdʒ]2. vt
a. (try to persuade) → esortare
to urge sb to do sth → esortare qn a fare qc
he urged me to visit the Uffizi → mi ha raccomandato vivamente di visitare gli Uffizi
he needed no urging → non si è fatto pregare
to urge sb to do sth → esortare qn a fare qc
he urged me to visit the Uffizi → mi ha raccomandato vivamente di visitare gli Uffizi
he needed no urging → non si è fatto pregare
b. (frm) (advocate, measure) → fare pressioni per; (caution, acceptance) → raccomandare vivamente
to urge that → insistere che + sub
to urge sth on or upon sb → sottolineare a qn l'importanza di qc
to urge that → insistere che + sub
to urge sth on or upon sb → sottolineare a qn l'importanza di qc
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
urge
(əːdʒ) verb1. to try to persuade or request earnestly (someone to do something). He urged her to drive carefully; `Come with me,' he urged.
2. to try to convince a person of (eg the importance of, or necessity for, some action). He urged (on them) the necessity for speed.
noun a strong impulse or desire. I felt an urge to hit him.
urge on to drive or try to persuade (a person etc) to go on or forwards. He urged himself on in spite of his weariness.
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urge
n deseo, necesidad f; the urge to urinate..la necesidad de orinarEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.