urger

== English == === Etymology === From urge +‎ -er. === Noun === urger (plural urgers) One who urges. === Anagrams === Ruger, regur == French == === Etymology === Back-formation from urgent; compare Latin urgeō. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /yʁ.ʒe/ === Verb === urger (usually impersonal, informal) to be urgent Synonym: presser Dépêche-toi, ça urge ! ― Hurry up, it's urgent! to hurry, to incite Synonym: presser ==== Conjugation ==== This is a regular -er verb, but the stem is written urge- before endings that begin with -a- or -o- (to indicate that the -g- is a "soft" /ʒ/ and not a "hard" /ɡ/). This spelling change occurs in all verbs in -ger, such as neiger and manger. === Further reading === “urger”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012