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   ur·gent

   /ˈərjənt/

   adjective

   • 1. (of a state or situation) requiring immediate action or attention: "the situation is far more urgent than politicians are admitting" Similar acutegravepressingdiredesperatecriticalcrucialsoreseriousintensecryingburningcompellingdrasticextremelife-and-deathgreatvery greatterriblearchaic, humorous:parlousOpposite trivial
   • ▪ (of action or an event) done or arranged in response to a pressing or critical situation: "she needs urgent treatment" Similar emergencyhigh-prioritytop-priorityimportantvitalcrucialhurriedrushedhastyfastquickrapidswiftinformal:hurry-upOpposite nonurgentelective
   • ▪ (of a person or their manner) earnest and persistent in response to a pressing situation: "an urgent whisper" Similar insistentpersistentdeterminedresolutetenaciousobstinatedoggedpressingunrelentingimportunatedemandingearnestentreatingpleadingbeggingclamorousrepeatedunremittingcontinuousincessantrare:exigentOpposite casual

   Word Origin late 15th century: from Old French, from Latin urgent- ‘pressing, driving’, from the verb urgere (see urge).

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishURGENT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   URGENT definition: 1. very important and needing attention immediately: 2. (especially of a person's actions…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of URGENT is calling for immediate attention : pressing. How to use urgent in a sentence.

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   the quality of being very important and needing attention immediately: It now is a matter of urgency that aid reaches the famine area. She stressed the urgency of an early solution. Fewer examples. She didn't understand the urgency of the situation. The urgency of the problem has been highlighted recently by politicians.

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   Definition of urgent adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishURGENT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   1. compelling or requiring immediate action or attention; imperative; pressing. an urgent matter. 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.

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   If something is urgent it requires immediate attention or action. If you break your leg, you'll need urgent attention at the hospital — that means the doctors will tend to you without delay. Urgent comes from the Latin word urgentem, meaning "to press hard, urge."

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   Urgent definition: compelling or requiring immediate action or attention; dire; pressing. See examples of URGENT used in a sentence.

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   urgent meaning, definition, what is urgent: very important and needing to be dealt w...: Learn more.

10. www.thefreedictionary.com › urgentUrgent - definition of urgent by The Free Dictionary

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    1. requiring or compelling speedy action or attention: the matter is urgent; an urgent message. 2. earnest and persistent. [C15: via French from Latin urgent-, urgens, present participle of urgēre to urge] urgencyn. ˈurgentlyadv.

11. www.yourdictionary.com › urgentUrgent Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

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    adjective. Calling for haste, immediate action, etc.; grave; pressing. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Conveying a sense of pressing importance. An urgent message. American Heritage. Insistent; importunate. Webster's New World. Synonyms: pressing. serious. pertinacious. peremptory. insistent. importunate. imperious. grave. demanding.