The meaning of URGE is to present, advocate, or demand earnestly or pressingly. How to use urge in a sentence.

URGE definition: 1. a strong wish, especially one that is difficult or impossible to control: 2. to strongly advise…. Learn more.

URGE meaning: 1. a strong wish, especially one that is difficult or impossible to control: 2. to strongly advise…. Learn more.

Synonyms for URGE: encourage, nudge, exhort, prompt, spur, push, goad, egg (on); Antonyms of URGE: discourage, deter, check, restrain, dissuade, brake, curb, inhibit

If you have an urge to do or have something, you have a strong wish to do or have it. He had an urge to open a shop of his own.

An urge is a pressing want, one that is almost a compulsion, like when you're so frustrated, you have the urge to scream. If you urge someone to do something, you feel strongly about it. You might urge a friend to wear an orange shirt not because you happen to like orange, but because they're walking in the woods during hunting season.

Definition of urge verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

urge (formal) to recommend something strongly: The situation is dangerous, and the UN is urging caution. Patterns. to recommend/advise/urge that… It is recommended/advised >that…> to advise/urge somebody to do something; to strongly recommend/advise/advocate somebody/something

If you urge someone to do something, you try hard to persuade them to do it. They urged Congress to approve plans for their reform program. If you urge someone somewhere, you make them go there by touching them or talking to them. He slipped his arm around her waist and urged her away from the window.

URGE definition: 1. to try to persuade someone to do something: 2. to strongly advise an action: 3. a strong wish…. Learn more.