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# urge

«urge» in Mova's school dictionary: **to try hard to persuade them, or to tell them strongly…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (urge, urges, urged, urging); noun (an urge, urges)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To urge someone to do something is to try hard to persuade them, or to tell them strongly that they should. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/urge/#m1)

2) An urge is a strong wish or need to do something, often suddenly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/urge/#m2)

3) To urge an animal on is to make it move faster. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/urge/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In stories, characters urge each other on ("Run!") or feel a sudden urge to laugh or explore. In health and safety, adults urge children to wear helmets; news says "Police urge drivers to slow down". In everyday life, you may have the urge to go to the toilet. Phrases: "urge someone to", "have an urge to", "a sudden urge", "resist the urge", "urge on".

### examples

- The teacher urged us to check our answers. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/urge/#x1)
- I had a sudden urge to sing. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/urge/#x2)
- The police urge drivers to take care on icy roads. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/urge/#x3)
- The crowd urged the runners on to the finish. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/urge/#x4)
- I resisted the urge to eat the last cookie. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/urge/#x5)
- Mum urged me to wear a coat. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/urge/#x6)
- The rider urged her horse forward. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/urge/#x7)
- "Don't let that keep you at home," urged the Brass Pot. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/urge/#x8)

### note

Regular verb: urged. Pattern: "urge someone to do something". Adjective: urgent (needing action quickly); noun: urgency. "Urge" is stronger than "ask" or "advise".

### In the corpora

- [Cats are ambush hunters, and even well-fed pet cats still hunt because the urge to chase and pounce is built in.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/52-how-animals-hunt/16/)
- [And the man rose up to depart; but his father-in-law urged him, and he lodged there again.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/JDG.556/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «urge» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/urge/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.