Urged Urge Urging I Strongly Police Verb ɜːdʒ

• if you ever get the chance to visit this place, i strongly urge you to do so.
• police are urging anyone who saw the accident to contact them immediately.
• she urged him to stay.
• i urge people to vote yes on may 5.

urge

Verb Forms

1. to advise or try hard to persuade somebody to do something
• If you ever get the chance to visit this place, I strongly urge you to do so.
• Police are urging anyone who saw the accident to contact them immediately.
• She urged him to stay.
• I urge people to vote yes on May 5.
• The charity urged the government to reconsider its decision.
• The authorities urged residents to stay indoors.
• The NFU is urging its members to support the proposed scheme.
• The police are urging anyone with new information to come forward.
• The report urged that all children be taught to swim.
• ‘Why not give it a try?’ she urged (him).

Extra Examples

• He has repeatedly urged the government to do something about this.
• ‘Get on with it!’ he urged her impatiently.
• ‘Please come!’ he urged.
2. to recommend something strongly
• The situation is dangerous and the UN is urging caution.
• EU foreign ministers urged an independent inquiry into allegations of human rights violations.
• The prime minister is urging restraint on Washington.
• He urged a tax increase upon congress as a way of damping down consumer spending.
3. to make a person or an animal move more quickly and/or in a particular direction, especially by pushing or forcing them
• He urged his horse forward.

Word Origin

• mid 16th cent.: from Latin urgere ‘press, drive’.