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   urgent

   /ˈəːdʒ(ə)nt/

   adjective

   • 1. requiring immediate action or attention: "an urgent demand for more state funding" Similar acutegravepressingdiredesperatecriticalcrucialsoreseriousintensecryingburningcompellingdrasticextremelife-and-deathgreatvery greatterriblearchaic, humorous:parlousOpposite trivial
   • 2. (of an action or event) done or arranged in response to an urgent situation: "she needs urgent treatment" Similar emergencyhigh-prioritytop-priorityimportantvitalcrucialhurriedrushedhastyfastquickrapidswiftinformal:hurry-upOpposite non-urgentelective
   • ▪ (of a person or their manner) earnest and persistent: "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).

   Scrabble Points: 7

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

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

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   If you speak in an urgent way, you show that you are anxious for people to notice something or to do something. His voice was low and urgent. His mother leaned forward and spoke to him in urgent undertones. Synonyms: insistent, earnest, determined, intense More Synonyms of urgent. urgency uncountable noun.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryURGENT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishurgent adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   adjective. /ˈɜːdʒənt/ /ˈɜːrdʒənt/ that needs to be dealt with or happen immediately synonym pressing. The police have issued an urgent appeal for information. a problem that requires urgent attention. ‘Can I see you for a moment?’ ‘Is it urgent?’. Mark the message ‘urgent’, please. The law is in urgent need of reform.

8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › urgentUrgent - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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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."

9. 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] urgency n. ˈurgently adv.

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryurgent | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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    urgent meaning: very important and needing you to take action immediately: . Learn more.

11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › urgenturgent | meaning of urgent in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

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