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urgent
What does urgent mean?
urgent (adjective): compelling immediate action.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use urgent in a sentence?
- Bridges in urgent need of repair. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce urgent?
/ˈɝdʒənt/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does urgent come from?
Borrowed from Middle French urgent (“pressing, impelling”), from Latin urgēns, from urgēre (“to press”), from Proto-Indo-European *werǵʰ- (“bind, squeeze”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of urgent?
Words related to urgent
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “urgent” mean?
compelling immediate action
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displaying or feeling anger
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of a mildly low temperature
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having a high price or cost
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Which word is closest in meaning to “urgent”?
pressing
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original
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complete
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possible
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