urgent
pronunciation
How to pronounce urgent in British English:
UK [ˈɜːdʒənt]
How to pronounce urgent in American English:
US [ˈɜːrdʒənt]
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- Adjective:
- compelling immediate action
Word Origin
- urgent (adj.)
- mid-15c., from Middle French urgent "pressing, impelling" (14c.), from Latin urgentem (nominative urgens), present participle of urgere "to press hard, urge" (see urge (v.)). Related: Urgently.
Synonym
Example
- 1. Because none of these emails is ever that urgent .
- 2. His proposals involve urgent action synchronised across countries .
- 3. All deep burns of any size require urgent hospital treatment .
- 4. Management is an urgent , profound and moral task .
- 5. Stephen covey said we focus too much on the unimportant and non urgent items during our day because they 're easy .