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[
ur
-j
uh
nt
]
Origin
ur·gent
/
ˈɜr
dʒənt
/
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ur
-j
uh
nt
]
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adjective
1.
compelling or requiring immediate action or attention; imperative; pressing:
an urgent matter.
2.
insistent or earnest in solicitation; importunate, as a person:
an urgent pleader.
3.
expressed with insistence, as requests or appeals:
an urgent tone of voice.
Origin:
1490–1500;
<
Latin
urgent-
(stem of
urgēns
), present participle of
urgēre
to
urge
;
see
-ent
Related forms
ur·gent·ly,
adverb
non·ur·gent,
adjective
non·ur·gent·ly,
adverb
su·per·ur·gent,
adjective
su·per·ur·gent·ly,
adverb
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un·ur·gent,
adjective
un·ur·gent·ly,
adverb
COLLAPSE
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urgent
1456, from M.Fr. urgent "pressing, impelling" (14c.), from L. urgentem (nom. urgens), prp. of urgere "to press hard, urge" (see
urge
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