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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Urge \Urge\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Urged; p. pr. & vb. n. Urging.] [L. urgere; akin to E. wreak. See Wreak, v. t.] [1913 Webster] 1. To press; to push; to drive; to impel; to force onward. [1913 Webster] Through the thick deserts headlong urged his flight. --Pope. [1913 Webster] 2. To press the mind or will of; to ply with motives, arguments, persuasion, or importunity. [1913 Webster] My brother never Did urge me in his act; I did inquire it. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. To provoke; to exasperate. [R.] [1913 Webster] Urge not my father's anger. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 4. To press hard upon; to follow closely [1913 Webster] Heir urges heir, like wave impelling wave. --Pope. [1913 Webster] 5. To present in an urgent manner; to press upon attention; to insist upon; as, to urge an argument; to urge the necessity of a case. [1913 Webster] 6. To treat with forcible means; to take severe or violent measures with; as, to urge an ore with intense heat. [1913 Webster] Syn: To animate; incite; impel; instigate; stimulate; encourage. [1913 Webster]From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Urge \Urge\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Urged; p. pr. & vb. n. Urging.] [L. urgere; akin to E. wreak. See Wreak, v. t.] 1. To press; to push; to drive; to impel; to force onward. Through the thick deserts headlong urged his flight. --Pope. 2. To press the mind or will of; to ply with motives, arguments, persuasion, or importunity. My brother never Did urge me in his act; I did inquire it. --Shak. 3. To provoke; to exasperate. [R.] Urge not my father's anger. --Shak. 4. To press hard upon; to follow closely Heir urges heir, like wave impelling wave. --Pope. 5. To present in an urgent manner; to press upon attention; to insist upon; as, to urge an argument; to urge the necessity of a case. 6. To treat with forcible means; to take severe or violent measures with; as, to urge an ore with intense heat. Syn: To animate; incite; impel; instigate; stimulate; encourage.From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
urging n 1: a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something; "the ceaseless prodding got on his nerves" [syn: goad, goading, prod, prodding, spur, spurring] 2: the act of earnestly supporting or encouraging 3: insistent solicitation and entreaty; "his importunity left me no alternative but to agree" [syn: importunity, urgency]From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
urging vb. (present participle of en urge nocat=1)From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
urging vb. (present participle of en urge nocat=1)From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
urging vb. (present participle of en urge nocat=1)From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
urging vb. (present participle of en urge nocat=1)From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
urging Engelska a. (avledning en urge ordform=prespart) Engelska vb. (böjning en verb urge)From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Urging /ˈɜːdʒɪŋ/ إلحاحFrom English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
urging /ˈɜːdʒɪŋ/From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]nutící
urging /ˈɜːdʒɪŋ/From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]naléhání
urging /ˈɜːdʒɪŋ/From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]urgování
urging /ˈɜːdʒɪŋ/ AndringenFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
urging /ˈɜːdʒɪŋ/ andringend Synonyms: pushing forward, pressing towards see: push forward, press towards, urge, pushed forward, pressed towards, urgedFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
urging /ˈɜːdʒɪŋ/ appellierend, aufrufend Synonym: calling on see: call on/upon sb. to do sth., urge sb. to do sth., called on, urged, feel called upon to do sth., Businesses are called upon to hire more staff., I feel called upon to warn you that …, I was hoping the teacher wouldn't call on me, because I didn't know the answer., I now call upon the chairman to address the meeting.From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
urging /ˈɜːdʒɪŋ/ drängend, dringend bittend see: urge sb. to do sth., urged, urges, urgedFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
urging /ˈɜːdʒɪŋ/ auf drängend, dringend "The opposition is urging a ban on the chemical." - Die Opposition drängt auf ein Verbot der Chemikalie. see: urge sth., urged, urge paymentFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
urging /ˈɜːdʒɪŋ/ ermahnen, auffordernd Synonym: exhorting see: urge sb., exhort sb. to do sth., urged, exhortedFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
urging /ˈɜːdʒɪŋ/ mahnend, dringend auffordernd see: urge, urgedFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
urging /ˈɜːdʒɪŋ/ mahnend, dringend empfehlend see: urge sth. on sb., urged, urge self-discipline on sb.From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 : [ freedict:eng-ell ]
urging /ˈɜːdʒɪŋ/ προτροπήFrom IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]
/ˈɝdʒɪŋ/