Визначення слова «urge» мовою англійська

noun

1. A strong desire; an itch to do something.

   • After seeing the advert for a soft drink, I had a sudden urge to buy a bottle.
   • sexual urges
   • repress your urges
   • satisfy your urges

verb

1. (transitive) To press; to push; to drive; to impel; to force onward.

2. (transitive) To put mental pressure on; to ply with motives, arguments, persuasion, or importunity.

   • My boss urged me to reconsider my decision to leave the company, even offering a pay rise.

3. (transitive) To provoke; to exasperate.

4. (transitive) To press hard upon; to follow closely.

5. (transitive) To present in an urgent manner; to insist upon.

   • to urge an argument; to urge the necessity of a case

6. (transitive, obsolete) To treat with forcible means; to take severe or violent measures with.

   • to urge an ore with intense heat

7. (transitive) To press onward or forward.

8. (transitive) To be pressing in argument; to insist; to persist.