urge

Significat

Noun

A strong desire; an itch to do something.

Verb

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

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ɜːd͡ʒ/

Etimologia

From Latin urgeō (“urge”).