urge

[US]/ɜːdʒ/
[UK]/ɜːrdʒ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. persuade with strong insistence; encourage strongly; advocate forcefully
n. strong desire

Phrases & Collocations

strongly urge

feel the urge

Example Sentences

the urge for revenge.

an overpowering urge

an almost uncontrollable urge to laugh

they urged Washington to act.

I urge you to read both these books.

the urge for revenge was too elemental to be ignored.

she felt an irresistible urge to object.

I urge caution in interpreting these results.

urge upon sb. the importance of a matter

suppressed an urge to laugh.

I had an urge to see him.

felt a desperate urge to tell the truth.

He urged the horse on with a whip.

exhorted the troops to hold the line.See Synonyms at urge

MPs were urged to abjure their Jacobite allegiance.

she contained the urge to crown him.

she felt an urge to fell him to the floor.

they urged the troops not to fire on their fellow citizens.

Real-world Examples

So how do you overcome the intrinsic urge to put off so many tasks?

Source: Scientific World

Yes, but I have this urge to strive for perfection.

Source: Past English CET-4 Listening Test Questions (with translations)

Your body is changing. You're having these different kinds of urges, sexual urges, emotional swings.

Source: PBS Interview Entertainment Series

“Just let him go, ” Harry urged.

Source: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

EARLY ON, Trump heeded his top aides when they urged caution.

Source: Time

Resist the urge to read and respond.

Source: Selected English short passages

I'm here to tell you to resist that urge.

Source: Stanford Open Course: How to Communicate Effectively

Hundreds of people have been urged to leave their home.

Source: AP Listening August 2015 Collection

When you can't shake the urge to slack off, then let that fuel you.

Source: Science in Life

Chuck Roven for giving me the book and urging me onward.

Source: Celebrity Speech Compilation

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