Definition of 'urgent'
1. adjective
If something is urgent, it needs to be dealt with as soon as possible.
urgency uncountable noun
2. adjective
If you speak in an urgent way, you show that you are anxious for people to notice something or to do something.
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Derived forms
urgently (ˈurgently)
adverb
Word origin
LME < MFr < L urgens, prp. of urgere, to press hard, urge
Word Frequency
urgent in American English
(ˈɜːrdʒənt)
adjective
2.
insistent or earnest in solicitation; importunate, as a person
an urgent pleader
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Derived forms
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urgent in British English
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Word origin
C15: via French from Latin urgent-, urgens, present participle of urgēre to urgeExamples of 'urgent' in a sentence
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urgent
British English: urgent
/ˈɜːdʒənt/ ADJECTIVE
If something is urgent, it needs to be dealt with as soon as possible.
...an urgent need for food and water.
- American English: urgent /ˈɜrdʒənt/
- Arabic: عَاجِل
- Brazilian Portuguese: urgente
- Chinese: 紧急的
- Croatian: hitan
- Czech: naléhavý
- Danish: presserende
- Dutch: urgent
- European Spanish: urgente
- Finnish: kiireellinen
- French: urgent
- German: dringend
- Greek: επείγων
- Italian: urgente
- Japanese: 緊急の
- Korean: 긴급한
- Norwegian: presserende
- Polish: pilny
- European Portuguese: urgente
- Romanian: urgent
- Russian: срочный
- Spanish: urgente
- Swedish: brådskande
- Thai: ที่จำเป็นเร่งด่วน
- Turkish: ivedi
- Ukrainian: терміновий
- Vietnamese: khẩn cấp
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