Urge

/ɜːd͡ʒ/ · noun

Meaning

A strong desire to do something..

Definitions by Sense

1. A strong desire to do something.
2. (transitive) To press; to push; to drive; to impel; to force onward.
3. (transitive) To put mental pressure on; to ply with motives, arguments, persuasion, or importunity.
4. (transitive) To provoke; to exasperate.
5. (transitive) To press hard upon; to follow closely.
6. (transitive) To present in an urgent manner; to insist upon.
7. (transitive, obsolete) To treat with forcible means; to take severe or violent measures with.
8. (transitive) To press onward or forward.

Example Sentences

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

Unless I’m wrong / I but obey / The urge of a song: / I’m—bound—away!

Lo hapless Tydeus, whose ill-fated hand / Had slain his brother, leaves his native land, / And seized with horror in the shades of night, / Through the thick deserts headlong urged his flight[…]

No longer do we tack and tack obediently to the demand of the Valkyries. A new power urges our ships independently of wind and tide. With the growth of steam power the crowning glory of the old ship departed.

"The initial results in California speak for themselves. We will continue to investigate and the USDOT urges all states to revoke illegally issued CDLs. This initiative ensures our roads are safer for American families."

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• urges
• urging
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• urgest
• urgedst
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