Urge - definition of urge by The Free Dictionary

Urge - definition of urge by The Free Dictionary Urge - definition of urge by The Free Dictionary https://www.thefreedictionary.com/urge Printer Friendly urge Also found in: Thesaurus , Medical , Acronyms , Idioms , Wikipedia . 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 .] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. 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 ] Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014 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. Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved. 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. Collins COBUILD English Usage © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 2004, 2011, 2012 urge Past participle: urged Gerund: urging Imperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Imperative urge urge Present I urge you urge he/she/it urges we urge you urge they urge Preterite I urged you urged he/she/it urged we urged you urged they urged Present Continuous I am urging you are urging he/she/it is urging we are urging you are urging they are urging Present Perfect I have urged you have urged he/she/it has urged we have urged you have urged they have urged Past Continuous I was urging you were urging he/she/it was urging we were urging you were urging they were urging Past Perfect I had urged you had urged he/she/it had urged we had urged you had urged they had urged Future I will urge you will urge he/she/it will urge we will urge you will urge they will urge Future Perfect I will have urged you will have urged he/she/it will have urged we will have urged you will have urged they will have urged Future Continuous I will be urging you will be urging he/she/it will be urging we will be urging you will be urging they will be urging Present Perfect Continuous I have been urging you have been urging he/she/it has been urging we have been urging you have been urging they have been urging Future Perfect Continuous I will have been urging you will have been urging he/she/it will have been urging we will have been urging you will have been urging they will have been urging Past Perfect Continuous I had been urging you had been urging he/she/it had been urging we had been urging you had been urging they had been urging Conditional I would urge you would urge he/she/it would urge we would urge you would urge they would urge Past Conditional I would have urged you would have urged he/she/it would have urged we would have urged you would have urged they would have urged Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011 Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend: Switch to new thesaurus Noun 1. urge - an instinctive motive; "profound religious impulses" impulse 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 death instinct , death wish , Thanatos - (psychoanalysis) an unconscious urge to die itchy feet , wanderlust - very strong or irresistible impulse to travel 2. urge - a strong restless desire; "why this urge to travel?" itch 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" exhort , press , urge on hurry , rush - urge to an unnatural speed; "Don't rush me, please!" push , bear on - press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action; "He pushed her to finish her doctorate" advocate , preach - speak, plead, or argue in favor of; "The doctor advocated a smoking ban in the entire house" advise , counsel , rede - give advice to; "The teacher counsels troubled students"; "The lawyer counselled me when I was accused of tax fraud" 2. urge - push for something; "The travel agent recommended strongly that we not travel on Thanksgiving Day" advocate , recommend propose , suggest , advise - make a proposal, declare a plan for something; "the senator proposed to abolish the sales tax" 3. urge - spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts; "The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers" exhort , pep up , root on , urge on , barrack , inspire , cheer cheerlead - act as a cheerleader in a sports event encourage - inspire with confidence; give hope or courage to Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc. 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. 2. advocate , suggest , recommend , advise , back , support , champion , counsel , insist on , endorse , push for He urged restraint on the security forces. advocate discourage , deter , dissuade , warn , caution 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 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. Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002 urge verb 1. To solicit (something) insistently: insist , press . 2. To impel to action: exhort , press . The American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. Translations دافِع، حافِز يَحُث يُقْنِع، يَدْفَع nabádat nutkání přesvědčovat overbevise tilskynde trang Drang drängen einmahnen mahnen Nachdruck legen auf παροτρύνω προτρέπω ωθώ παρακινώ animar deseo impulso incitar insistir ajaa halu hinku kiirehtiä painostaa exhorter inciter pousser presser pulsion belsõ ösztönzés hangsúlyozza vminek a fontosságát késztetés komolyan kér nógat brÿna fyrir e-m hvetja löngun, hvöt impulso incitare pulsione raccomandare urgere せきたてる 催促する 願望 knietimas piekodināt pieprasīt uzstājīgi lūgt uzstāt vēlēšanās anmode be inntrengende trang гнать побуждение провоцировать советовать стегать nutkanie presviedčať močna želja nagovarjati büyük istek ısrar etmek ısrarla anlatmak önemini bel