urgent

ur·gent

 (ûr′jənt)

adj.

1. Compelling immediate action or attention; pressing.

2. Conveying a sense of pressing importance: an urgent message.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin urgēns, urgent-, present participle of urgēre, to urge.]

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ur′gent·ly adv.

Synonyms: urgent, exigent, pressing, imperative
These adjectives mean compelling immediate attention. Urgent often implies that a matter takes precedence over others: "For I ride on an errand most urgent, and with the first light of morning we must go" (J.R.R. Tolkien).
Exigent and pressing suggest an urgency that requires prompt action: "When once disease was introduced into the rural districts, its effects appeared more horrible, more exigent, and more difficult to cure, than in towns" (Mary Shelley). "The danger now became too pressing to admit of longer delay" (James Fenimore Cooper).
Imperative implies a need or demand whose fulfillment cannot be deferred: "The stricken countries of Europe needed everything and could afford to buy nothing. Financial help was imperative" (David McCullough).

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urgent

(ˈɜːdʒənt)

adj

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

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ur•gent

(ˈɜr dʒənt)

adj.

1. compelling or requiring immediate action or attention; imperative; pressing.

2. insistent or earnest in solicitation; importunate.

3. expressed with insistence.

[1490–1500; < Latin urgent-, s. of urgēns, present participle of urgēre to urge]

ur′gent•ly, adv.

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Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

urgent - compelling immediate action; "too pressing to permit of longer delay"; "the urgent words `Hurry! Hurry!'"; "bridges in urgent need of repair" pressing imperative - requiring attention or action; "as nuclear weapons proliferate, preventing war becomes imperative"; "requests that grew more and more imperative"

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urgent

adjective

1. crucial, desperate, pressing, great, important, crying, critical, immediate, acute, grave, instant, compelling, imperative, top-priority, now or never, exigent, not to be delayed There is an urgent need for food and water.
crucial minor, trivial, unimportant, low-priority

2. insistent, earnest, determined, intense, persistent, persuasive, resolute, clamorous, importunate His mother leaned forward and spoke to him in urgent undertones.
insistent casual, apathetic, lackadaisical, weak, feeble, perfunctory, half-hearted

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urgent

adjective

1. Compelling immediate attention:

burning, crying, dire, emergent, exigent, imperative, instant, pressing.

2. Firm or obstinate, as in making a demand or maintaining a stand:

importunate, importune, insistent, persistent.

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Translations

عَاجِلمُلِح، ماسٌ

naléhavý

presserende

dringendinständig

επείγων

urgenteapremiante

kiireellinen

urgent

hitan

áríîandi

urgenteimpellenteimperioso

緊急の

긴급한

skubumas

neatliekamssteidzīgs

urgent

haste-nød-presserendetvingende

pilny

urgente

срочныйэкстренный

nujen

brådskande

ที่จำเป็นเร่งด่วน

acilivedi

khẩn cấp

紧急的

urgent

[ˈɜːdʒənt] ADJ

1. (= imperative) [matter, business, case, message] → urgente
he needs urgent medical treatment → necesita tratamiento médico urgente or urgentemente
is this urgent? → ¿es urgente?, ¿corre prisa esto?
it is urgent that I see him → tengo que verlo urgentemente
there is an urgent need for water → se necesita urgentemente agua, hay una necesidad apremiante de agua
to be in urgent need of sth → necesitar algo urgentemente

2. (= earnest, persistent) [tone] → de urgencia, insistente; [voice] → insistente; [plea, appeal] → urgente

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urgent

[ˈɜː^rdʒ^ənt] adj

(= pressing) [problem, matter, business, need] → urgent(e)
Is it urgent? → C'est urgent?

(= imploring) [plea, tone] → pressant(e)

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urgent

adj

→ dringend; is it urgent? (= important) → ist es dringend?; (= needing speed) → eilt es?; to be in urgent need of medical attention → dringend ärztliche Hilfe benötigen; urgent letter → Eilbrief m; the letter was marked “urgent” → der Brief trug einen Dringlichkeitsvermerk

(= insistent) tone, plea → dringend, dringlich; (= hurrying) steps → eilig; he was very urgent about the need for swift action → er betonte nachdrücklich, wie notwendig schnelles Handeln sei

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urgent

[ˈɜːdʒ/ənt] adj

a. (message, need) → urgente

b. (earnest, persistent, plea) → pressante; (tone) → insistente, incalzante

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urgent

(ˈəːdʒənt) adjective

needing immediate attention. There is an urgent message for the doctor. dringend مُلِح، ماسٌ спешен urgente naléhavý dringend presserende επείγων, πιεστικόςurgente kiire(loomuline) اضطراری kiireellinen urgentדחוף अत्यावश्यक hitan sürgős mendesak áríðandi urgente 緊急の 시급한 skubus steidzīgs; neatliekams penting dringendtvingende, presserende, nød-, haste-pilny . بيړګندۍ (عاجل)، فوري، اصرار كوونكى، دبار اچوونكى، دسملاسي پاملرنې غوښتونكى urgente urgent срочный naliehavý nujen hitan brådskande, angelägen ที่จำเป็นเร่งด่วน acil 緊急的 терміновий, негайний فوري، توجہ طلب khẩn cấp, đòi hỏi sự chú ý 紧急的

ˈurgently adverb

dringend بصورَةٍ مُلِحَّه спешно urgentemente naléhavě dringend presserende επειγόντωςurgentemente kiiresti با فوریت kiireellisesti d'urgenceבדחיפות जल्दी hitno sürgősen secara mendesak eins og skot, strax urgentemente 緊急に 시급하게 skubiai, nedelsiant steidzīgi; neatliekami penting dringendpåtrengende, inntrengende pilnie سمدلاسه، په اصرار، فوري urgentemente de urgenţă срочно naliehavo nujno hitno angeläget, ivrigt โดยด่วน acilen 緊急地 терміново, негайно فوراً، تاکيد سے khẩn cấp, đòi hỏi sự chú ý 紧急地

ˈurgency noun

need for immediate action, speed etc. This is a matter of great urgency. dringendheid إلْحاح، حالَةٍ مُلِحَّه спешност urgência naléhavost die Dringlichkeit nødstilfælde; meget presserende κατεπείγουσα ανάγκη urgencia pakilisus فوریت kiireellisyys urgenceדחיפות आवश्यक hitnost sürgősség keadaan mendesak brÿn þörf/nauðsyn urgenza 緊急性 촉박함, 절박, 위급 skubumas steiga; steidzamība; neatliekamība memerlukan tindakan segera urgentienødstilfelle, tvingende nødvendighet pilność فوري urgência urgenţă срочность naliehavosť nujnost hitnost vikt, angelägenhet, brådskande natur การเร่งรีบ aciliyet, ivedilik 緊急 настійність, невідкладність تعميل طلبي، ضرورت sự khẩn cấp 紧急

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urgent

→ عَاجِل naléhavý presserende dringend επείγων urgente kiireellinen urgent hitan urgente 緊急の 긴급한 urgent presserende pilny urgente срочный brådskande ที่จำเป็นเร่งด่วน ivedi khẩn cấp 紧急的

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urgent

a. urgente, emergente.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

• I need to make an emergency telephone call (US)
  I need to make an urgent telephone call (UK) → أَنا فِي حَاجَةٍ إلَى إِجْرَاءِ مُكَالَـمَةٍ هَاتِفِيَّةٍ عَاجِلَةٍ → Potřebuji si nutně zavolat → Jeg skal lave en vigtig opringning → Ich muss dringend telefonieren → Πρέπει να κάνω ένα επείγον τηλεφώνημα → Necesito hacer una llamada urgente → Minun täytyy soittaa kiireinen puhelu → Je dois passer un coup de fil d'urgence → Moram hitno telefonirati → Devo fare una telefonata urgente → 私は緊急の電話をかけなければなりません → 급한 전화를 해야 해요 → Ik moet een belangrijk telefoontje plegen → Jeg må ta en hastetelefon → Muszę natychmiast zadzwonić → Eu preciso fazer uma chamada telefônica urgente → Мне нужно срочно позвонить по телефону → Jag måste ringa ett brådskande samtal → ฉันต้องการโทรด่วน → Acil bir telefon görüşmesi yapmam gerek → Tôi cần gọi một cuộc điện thoại khẩn → 我要打一个紧急电话

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urgent

adj urgente

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