Urge (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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verb (used with object), urged, urg·ing.
  1. to push or force along; impel with force or vigor: to urge the cause along.
  2. to drive with incitement to speed or effort: to urge dogs on with shouts.
  3. to press, push, or hasten (the course, activities, etc.): to urge one's escape.
  4. to impel, constrain, or move to some action: urged by necessity.
  5. to endeavor to induce or persuade, as by entreaties; entreat or exhort earnestly: to urge a person to greater caution.
  6. to press (something) upon the attention: to urge a claim.
  7. to insist on, allege, or assert with earnestness: to urge the need of haste.
  8. to press by persuasion or recommendation, as for acceptance, performance, or use; recommend or advocate earnestly: to urge a plan of action.
verb (used without object), urged, urg·ing.
  1. to exert a driving or impelling force; give an impulse to haste or action: Hunger urges.
  2. to make entreaties or earnest recommendations.
  3. to press arguments or allegations, as against a person, action, or cause: The senator urged against the confirmation of the appointment.
noun
  1. an act of urging; impelling action, influence, or force; impulse.
  2. an involuntary, natural, or instinctive impulse: the sex urge.
verb
  1. to plead, press, or move (someone to do something)
  2. to advocate or recommend earnestly and persistently; plead or insist on
  3. to impel, drive, or hasten onwards
  4. to stimulate, excite, or incite
noun
  1. a strong impulse, inner drive, or yearning
Urge (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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