urgent

EtymologyEdit

Latin urgentem ('pressing') from urgere ('to press').

PronunciationEdit

• (UK, Australia) IPA^(key): /ˈɜːdʒənt/
• (US, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈɚdʒənt/

• Audio (US)

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AdjectiveEdit

urgent (comparative more urgent, superlative most urgent)

1. Requiring immediate attention.

   An urgent appeal was sent out for assistance.

SynonymsEdit

• pressing

Derived termsEdit

• urgently
• urgency

Related termsEdit

• urge

TranslationsEdit

AnagramsEdit

• Gunter

PronunciationEdit

• audio

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AdjectiveEdit

urgent m (feminine urgente, masculine plural urgents, feminine plural urgentes)

1. urgent

Related termsEdit

• urgence
• urger

See alsoEdit

• pressé

VerbEdit

urgent

1. third-person plural present active indicative of urgeō