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urge  (ûrj)

v. urged, urg·ing, urg·es

v.tr.

1. To force or drive forward or onward; impel.

2. To entreat earnestly and often repeatedly; exhort.

3. To advocate earnestly the doing, consideration, or approval of; press for: urge passage of the bill; a speech urging moderation.

4. To stimulate; excite: "It urged him to an intensity like madness" D.H. Lawrence.

5. To move or impel to action, effort, or speed; spur.

v.intr.

1. To exert an impelling force; push vigorously.

2. To present a forceful argument, claim, or case.

n.

1. The act of urging.

2.

a. An impulse that prompts action or effort: suppressed an urge to laugh.

b. An involuntary tendency to perform a given activity; an instinct: "There is a human urge to clarify, rationalize, justify" Leonard Bernstein.

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[Latin urgre.]

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urge

Noun

a strong impulse, inner drive, or yearning

Verb

[urging, urged]

1. to plead with or press someone to do something: he urged his readers to do the same

2. to advocate earnestly and persistently: I have long urged this change

3. (often foll. by on)to force or hasten onwards: something very powerful urged him on [Latin urgere]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	urge - an instinctive motive; "profound religious impulses" impulse motivation, motive, need - the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior; "we did not understand his motivation"; "he acted with the best of motives" abience - (psychology) an urge to withdraw or avoid a situation or an object adience - (psychology) an urge to accept or approach a situation or an object death instinct, death wish, Thanatos - (psychoanalysis) an unconscious urge to die itchy feet, wanderlust - very strong or irresistible impulse to travel
	2.	urge - a strong restless desire; "why this urge to travel?" itch desire - the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
Verb	1.	urge - force or impel in an indicated direction; "I urged him to finish his studies" exhort, press, urge on hurry, rush - urge to an unnatural speed; "Don't rush me, please!" push, bear on - press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action; "He pushed her to finish her doctorate" advocate, preach - speak, plead, or argue in favor of; "The doctor advocated a smoking ban in the entire house" advise, counsel, rede - give advice to; "The teacher counsels troubled students"; "The lawyer counselled me when I was accused of tax fraud"
	2.	urge - push for something; "The travel agent recommended strongly that we not travel on Thanksgiving Day" advocate, recommend propose, suggest, advise - make a proposal, declare a plan for something; "the senator proposed to abolish the sales tax"
	3.	urge - spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts; "The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers" exhort, pep up, root on, urge on, barrack, inspire, cheer cheerlead - act as a cheerleader in a sports event encourage - inspire with confidence; give hope or courage to

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urge

verb 1. beg, appeal to, exhort, press, prompt, plead, put pressure on, lean on, solicit, goad, implore, enjoin, beseech, pressurize, entreat, twist someone's arm (informal) put the heat on (informal) put the screws on (informal)

verb 2. advocate, suggest, recommend, advise, back, support, champion, counsel, insist on, endorse, push for << OPPOSITE discourage

noun 3. impulse, longing, wish, desire, fancy, drive, yen (informal) hunger, appetite, craving, yearning, itch (informal) thirst, compulsion, hankering << OPPOSITE reluctance

urge someone on drive on, push, encourage, force, press, prompt, stimulate, compel, induce, propel, hasten, constrain, incite, egg on, goad, spur on, impel, gee up

Translations

urge [əːdʒ] n (= force) → impulso (= desire); deseo

vt to urge sb to do sth → animar a algn a hacer algo

urge on vt → animar

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urge [əːdʒ] n → besoin (impératif), envie (pressante)

vt [+ caution etc] → recommander avec insistance [+ person];

to urge sb to do → exhorter qn à faire, pousser qn à faire, recommander vivement à qn de faire

urge on vt → pousser, presser

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urge [əːdʒ] n (need, desire) → Verlangen nt

vt to urge sb to do sth → jdn eindringlich bitten, etw zu tun;

to urge caution → zur Vorsicht mahnen

urge on urge vt → antreiben

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urge [əːdʒ] n → impulso, stimolo

vt [+ caution etc] → raccomandare vivamente;

to urge sb to do → esortare qn a fare, spingere qn a fare ; raccomandare a qn di fare

urge on vt → spronare