urge

== English == === Etymology === From Latin urgeō (“urge”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ûrj, IPA(key): /ɜːd͡ʒ/ (General American) enPR: ûrj, IPA(key): /ɝd͡ʒ/ Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)dʒ === Noun === urge (plural urges) A strong desire to do something. Synonyms: hunger, yearning; see also Thesaurus:craving ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === urge (third-person singular simple present urges, present participle urging, simple past and past participle urged) (transitive) To press; to push; to drive; to impel; to force onward. Synonyms: animate, encourage, impel, stimulate (transitive) To put mental pressure on; to ply with motives, arguments, persuasion, or importunity. Synonyms: instigate; see also Thesaurus:incite (transitive) To provoke; to exasperate. Synonyms: agitate, strain, test, vex (transitive) To press hard upon; to follow closely. (transitive) To present in an urgent manner; to insist upon. (transitive, obsolete) To treat with forcible means; to take severe or violent measures with. (transitive) To press onward or forward. (transitive) To be pressing in argument; to insist; to persist. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== urgent ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== surge === Anagrams === Guer., Ruge, geru, grue, regu == French == === Pronunciation === === Verb === urge third-person singular present indicative of urger === Anagrams === grue == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈur.d͡ʒe/ Rhymes: -urdʒe Hyphenation: ùr‧ge === Verb === urge third-person singular present indicative of urgere == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈʊr.ɡeː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈur.d͡ʒe] === Verb === urgē second-person singular present active imperative of urgeō == Portuguese == === Verb === urge inflection of urgir: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative == Spanish == === Verb === urge inflection of urgir: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative