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Urge — Urge, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Urged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Urging}.] [L. urgere; akin to E. wreak. See {Wreak}, v. t.] [1913 Webster] 1. To press; to push; to drive; to impel; to force onward. [1913 Webster] Through the thick deserts headlong urged his… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
urge — I. verb (urged; urging) Etymology: Latin urgēre to press, push, entreat more at wreak Date: circa 1555 transitive verb 1. to present, advocate, or demand earnestly or pressingly < his conviction was upheld on a theory never urged at his…trial… … New Collegiate Dictionary
urge — vb Urge, egg, exhort, goad, spur, prod, prick, sic mean to press or impel to action, effort, or speed. Urge implies the exertion of influence or pressure either from something or someone external or from something within (as the conscience or the … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Not a Love Song — Single by Wonderland from the album Wonderland Released 25 February 2011 (Ireland) 6 March 2011 (UK) … Wikipedia
URGE (digital music service) — The URGE digital music store was a short lived online music distribution service run by MTV Networks. URGE was integrated into Windows Media Player 11.URGE was opened on May 17, 2006. Downloaded files come with restrictions on their use, enforced … Wikipedia
urge on — verb 1. spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers • Syn: ↑cheer, ↑root on, ↑inspire, ↑urge, ↑barrack, ↑exhort, ↑pep up … Useful english dictionary
urge — urge1 [ ɜrdʒ ] verb transitive ** 1. ) to advise someone very strongly about what action or attitude they should take: urge someone to do something: The United Nations has urged them to honor the peace treaty. urge that: We urge that systems be… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
urge on — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms urge on : present tense I/you/we/they urge on he/she/it urges on present participle urging on past tense urged on past participle urged on to encourage someone to put more effort into something or to not stop… … English dictionary
not — Sometimes when writers invert the normal word order of a sentence to place greater emphasis on not, they present the reader with a false parenthesis. It is a fault to which even usage guides are sometimes prey, as here: Could not that lingua… … Dictionary of troublesome word
urge on — PHRASAL VERB If you urge someone on, you encourage them to do something. [V n P] She had a strong and supportive sister who urged her on... [V P n (not pron)] Western visitors remember a lean, cheerful figure on horseback urging on his men. Syn … English dictionary
