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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.

1. The act of urging.

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).

[Latin urgre.]

urge [ɜːdʒ]

1. (tr) to plead, press, or move (someone to do something) we urged him to surrender

2. (tr; may take a clause as object) to advocate or recommend earnestly and persistently; plead or insist on to urge the need for safety

3. (tr) to impel, drive, or hasten onwards he urged the horses on

4. (tr) Archaic or literary to stimulate, excite, or incite

a strong impulse, inner drive, or yearning

[from Latin urgēre]

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

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

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) They urged parliament to approve plans for their reform programme.

2. advocate, suggest, recommend, advise, back, support, champion, counsel, insist on, endorse, push for He urged restraint on the security forces.
advocate discourage, deter, dissuade, warn, caution

noun

impulse, longing, wish, desire, fancy, drive, yen (informal), hunger, appetite, craving, yearning, itch (informal), thirst, compulsion, hankering He had an urge to open a shop of his own.
impulse reluctance, aversion, disinclination, distaste, repugnance, indisposition

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 She had a strong and supportive sister who urged her on.

Translations

urge [ɜːdʒ]

A. N → impulso m; (sexual etc) → deseo m
the urge to write → el deseo apremiante de escribir, la ambición de hacerse escritor
to feel an urge to do sth → sentir fuertes deseos or ganas de hacer algo
to get or have the urge (to do sth): when you get or have the urge to eat something exotic → cuando te entren ganas de comer algo exótico
he had the sudden urge to take all his clothes off → de repente le entraron ganas de desnudarse

B. VT

1. (= try to persuade) → animar, alentar
to urge sb to do sth → animar or instar a algn a hacer algo
to urge that sth should be done → recomendar encarecidamente que se haga algo

2. (= advocate) → recomendar, abogar por
to urge sth on or upon sb → insistir en algo con algn
to urge a policy on the government → hacer presión en el gobierno para que adopte una política

urge on VT + ADV → animar, alentar (fig) → animar, instar

urge [ˈɜː^rdʒ]

n → envie f irrépressible
to have an urge to do sth → avoir une envie irrépressible de faire qch

[+ caution, restraint] → recommander avec insistance

(= try hard to persuade) [+ person] to urge sb to do sth → pousser qn à faire qch

urge on

vt → pousser, presser

urge

n (= need) → Verlangen nt, → Bedürfnis nt; (= drive) → Drang m no pl; (physical, sexual) → Trieb m; to feel the urge to do something → das Bedürfnis verspüren, etw zu tun; I resisted the urge (to contradict him) → ich habe mich beherrscht (und ihm nicht widersprochen); an urge to steal it came over me → der Drang, es zu stehlen, überkam mich; creative urges → Schaffensdrang m, → Kreativität f; come and stay with us if you get the urge (inf) → komm uns besuchen, wenn du Lust hast

(= try to persuade) sb → eindringlich bitten; to urge somebody to do something (= plead with) → jdn eindringlich bitten, etw zu tun; (= earnestly recommend) → darauf dringen, dass jd etw tut; to urge somebody to accept/join in/come along → jdn drängen, anzunehmen/mitzumachen/mitzukommen; he needed no urging → er ließ sich nicht lange bitten; do it now! he urged → tun Sies jetzt!, drängte er

to urge somebody onward/back → jdn vorwärtstreiben or weitertreiben/zurücktreiben

(= advocate) measure etc, acceptance → drängen auf (+acc); to urge that something should be done → darauf drängen, dass etw getan wird; to urge something (up)on somebody → jdm etw eindringlich nahelegen; to urge caution/restraint → zur Vorsicht/Zurückhaltung mahnen

(= press) claim → betonen; argument → vorbringen, anführen

urge [ɜːdʒ]

1. n → impulso, stimolo, voglia
to feel an urge to do sth → sentire l'impulso di fare qc

2. vt

a. (try to persuade) → esortare
to urge sb to do sth → esortare qn a fare qc
he urged me to visit the Uffizi → mi ha raccomandato vivamente di visitare gli Uffizi
he needed no urging → non si è fatto pregare

b. (frm) (advocate, measure) → fare pressioni per; (caution, acceptance) → raccomandare vivamente
to urge that → insistere che + sub
to urge sth on or upon sb → sottolineare a qn l'importanza di qc

urge on vt + adv (also) (fig) → incitare, spronare

urge [ɜːdʒ]

1. n → impulso, stimolo, voglia
to feel an urge to do sth → sentire l'impulso di fare qc

2. vt

urge on vt + adv (also) (fig) → incitare, spronare

urge

v urge [əːdʒ]

1 to try to persuade or request earnestly (someone to do something) He urged her to drive carefully; Come with me,' he urged. aanmoedig يَحُث карам nabádat tilskynde drängen πιέζω, παροτρύνω, παρακινώ exhortar, incitar tungivalt soovitama خواستار شدن suostutella exhorter לְהַאִיץ ב- आग्रह करना uporno tražiti, zahtijevati komolyan kér hvetja esortare しきりに促す 강력히 밀고 나아가다 raginti piekodināt; uzstājīgi lūgt meminta aansporen be innstendig, presse på, anmode nalegać pedir a îndemna настоятельно просить naliehať nagovarjati nagovarati anmoda, enträget be กระตุ้น ısrar etmek, zorlamak 強烈要求 підганяти; спонукати ترغيب دينا، آمادہ کرنا thúc giục, giục giã 强烈要求

2 to try to convince a person of (eg the importance of, or necessity for, some action) He urged (on them) the necessity for speed. aandring يُقْنِع، يَدْفَع подтиквам přesvědčovat overbevise Nachdruck legen auf συνιστώ επίμονα, προσπαθώ να πείσω για κτ. insistir rõhutama تاکید کردن tähdentää pousser (à) לִדחוֹק रजामंद करना uvjeriti hangsúlyozza vminek a fontosságát brÿna fyrir e-m spingere 主張する 설득하다 įtikinėti uzstāt; pieprasīt menegaskan trachten te overtuigen be inntrengende/innstendig usilnie namawiać do convencer a insista asupra настоятельно убеждать presviedčať poudarjati ubeđivati framhålla, betona โน้มน้าว ısrarla anlatmak, önemini belirtmek 強調，極力主張 переконувати; наполягати سمجھانا cố thuyết phục, giục giã 强调，极力主张

a strong impulse or desire I felt an urge to hit him. drang دافِع، حافِز тласък nutkání trang der Drang παρόρμηση, έντονη επιθυμία impulso, deseo tung تمایل شدید halu forte envie (de) דַחַף इच्छा, तलब poriv (belső) ösztönzés; késztetés löngun, hvöt spinta, (forte desiderio) 衝動 충동 knietimas (spēcīga) vēlēšanās dorongan drang trang, drift, lyst impuls desejo impuls страстное желание túžba, nutkanie močna želja nagon stark längtan, begär, drift แรงกระตุ้น büyük istek 強烈慾望 сильне бажання شوق، آمادگي sự thôi thúc 强烈欲望

urge on

to drive or try to persuade (a person etc) to go on or forwards He urged himself on in spite of his weariness. aandring يَحُثُّ على الإسْتِمرار пришпорвам pohánět, pobízet drive; opmuntre vorantreiben πιέζω κπ. να συνεχίσει αυτό που κάνει animar, instar kannustama ترغیب کردن kannustaa presser לְדַרבֵּן रजामंद करने की कोशिश potaknuti serkent, unszol hvetja áfram incitare 駆り立てる ...의 필요성을 역설하다 raginti skubināt; mudināt memberikan perangsang voortdrijven drive/tvinge (seg) framover poganiać incitar a presa (pe cineva) понуждать trvať priganjati terati driva (mana) på กระตุ้นให้ไปข้างหน้า teşvik etmek 驅策，推進 підганяти; спонукати تحريض کرنا، تحريک دينا cố thuyết phục 堆进，驱进

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