urgent

UK /ˈɜː.d͡ʒənt/ US /ˈɜː.d͡ʒənt/

adj 2

Definitions

adj

Requiring immediate attention.

An urgent appeal was sent out for assistance.

Of people: insistent, solicitous.

The Egyptians were vrgent vpon the people that they might send them out of the land in haste.

My kind friends here are most affectionately urgent with me to prolong my stay […].

VERBS

be, seem, sound

His tone seemed urgent when he called to say he would be late for dinner.

become, get

ADV

extremely, really, very

increasingly

The hospital staff became increasingly urgent in their calls for more nurses during the pandemic.

quite, rather

This problem is quite urgent, so we need to solve it before the meeting tomorrow.

adjective — compelling immediate action

An urgent appeal was sent out for assistance.

Wiktionary

The Egyptians were vrgent vpon the people that they might send them out of the land in haste.

Wiktionary

My kind friends here are most affectionately urgent with me to prolong my stay […].

Wiktionary

I canceled my appointment because of urgent business.

Tatoeba · #18794

I need to make an urgent call. Is there a public phone near here?

Tatoeba · #18795

Urgent business prevented him from going.

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