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Traditional English :: urge
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urge.html - v. & n. --v.tr. 1 (often foll. by on) drive forcibly; impel; hasten (urged them on; urged the horses forward). 2 (often foll. by to + infin. or that + clause) encourage or entreat earnestly or persistently (urged them to go; urged them to action; urged that they should go). 3 (often foll. by on, upon) advocate (an action or argument etc.) pressingly or emphatically (to a person). 4 adduce forcefully as a reason or justification (urged the seriousness of the problem). 5 ply (a person etc.) hard with argument or entreaty. --n. 1 an urging impulse or tendency. 2 a strong desire. urger n. [L urgere press, drive] |
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Traditional English :: urgent
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urge.html - adj. 1 requiring immediate action or attention (an urgent need for help). 2 importunate; earnest and persistent in demand. urgency n. urgently adv. [ME f. F (as URGE)] |
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Traditional English :: urge
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urge.html - v. & n. --v.tr. 1 (often foll. by on) drive forcibly; impel; hasten (urged them on; urged the horses forward). 2 (often foll. by to + infin. or that + clause) encourage or entreat earnestly or persistently (urged them to go; urged them to action; urged that they should go). 3 (often foll. by on, upon) advocate (an action or argument etc.) pressingly or emphatically (to a person). 4 adduce forcefully as a reason or justification (urged the seriousness of the problem). 5 ply (a person etc.) hard with argument or entreaty. --n. 1 an urging impulse or tendency. 2 a strong desire. urger n. [L urgere press, drive] |
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Traditional English :: urgent
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urge.html - adj. 1 requiring immediate action or attention (an urgent need for help). 2 importunate; earnest and persistent in demand. urgency n. urgently adv. [ME f. F (as URGE)] |
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English Idioms :: urban homesteading
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urge.html - {n.}, {informal} Renovation and occupation through cooperative ownership by tenants of previously abandoned city apartment buildings. * /Urban homesteading is on the rise in many big American cities these days./ |
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Traditional English :: ur-
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urge.html - comb. form primitive, original, earliest. [G] |
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