The meaning of URGE is to present, advocate, or demand earnestly or pressingly. How to use urge in a sentence.
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. [VERB noun preposition/adverb]
- (tr) to plead, press, or move (someone to do something): we urged him to surrender. 2. (tr; may take a clause as object) to advocate or recommend earnestly and persistently; plead or insist on: to urge the need for safety. 3. (tr) to impel, drive, or hasten onwards: he urged the horses on.
urge (third-person singular simple present urges, present participle urging, simple past and past participle urged) (transitive) To press; to push; to drive; to impel; to force onward.
To press upon attention; present in an earnest manner; press by way of argument or in opposition; insist on; allege in extenuation, justification, or defense: as, to urge an argument; to urge the necessity of a case.
Urge definition: A strong desire or impulse to act. - See meaning, pronunciation, etymology, examples, and related words.
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.
What does urge mean? This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word urge. "why this urge to travel?" A strong desire; an itch to do something. To press; to push; to drive; to impel; to force onward.