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单词 urgent
释义

urgent

[ ur-juhnt ]
/ ˈɜr dʒənt /
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adjective

compelling or requiring immediate action or attention; imperative; pressing: an urgent matter.
insistent or earnest in solicitation; importunate, as a person: an urgent pleader.
expressed with insistence, as requests or appeals: an urgent tone of voice.

Origin of urgent

1490–1500; <Latin urgent- (stem of urgēns), present participle of urgēre to urge; see -ent

OTHER WORDS FROM urgent

Words nearby urgent

urge, urge incontinence, Urgel, urgency, urgency incontinence, urgent, urgent care, urgent care center, urger, -urgy, Urheimat
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British Dictionary definitions for urgent

urgent
/ (ˈɜːdʒənt) /

adjective

requiring or compelling speedy action or attentionthe matter is urgent; an urgent message
earnest and persistent

Derived forms of urgent

urgency (ˈɜːdʒənsɪ), nounurgently, adverb

Word Origin for urgent

C15: via French from Latin urgent-, urgens, present participle of urgēre to urge
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