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Urgent

adjective/ˈɜːdʒənt/
Definition
compelling immediate action
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/ˈɜːdʒənt/
🇬🇧British English
/ˈɜːdʒənt/
🇮🇳Indian English
/ˈɜːdʒənt/
2 syllables Say it as /ˈɜːdʒənt/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
adjectivecompelling immediate action
“too pressing to permit of longer delay”
Word Forms
urgencynounan urgent situation calling for prompt action
urgeverbpush for something
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
dringend
zwingendes sofortiges Handeln
🇪🇸Spanish
urgente
acción inmediata convincente
🇮🇹Italian
urgente
azione immediata e convincente
🇳🇱Dutch
dringend
dwingende onmiddellijke actie
🇵🇹Portuguese
urgente
ação imediata convincente
🇷🇺Russian
срочный
принуждение к немедленным действиям
India
🇮🇳Hindi
अति आवश्यक
तत्काल कार्रवाई के लिए बाध्य करना
🇧🇩Bengali
জরুরী
বাধ্যতামূলক তাৎক্ষণিক ব্যবস্থা
🇮🇳Tamil
அவசரம்
கட்டாய உடனடி நடவடிக்கை
🇮🇳Telugu
అత్యవసరము
బలవంతపు తక్షణ చర్య
🇮🇳Marathi
तातडीने
सक्तीची त्वरित कारवाई
🇮🇳Gujarati
તાત્કાલિક
ફરજિયાત તાત્કાલિક પગલાં
🇮🇳Kannada
ತುರ್ತು
ಬಲವಾದ ತಕ್ಷಣದ ಕ್ರಮ
🇮🇳Malayalam
അടിയന്തിരം
നിർബന്ധിത അടിയന്തര നടപടി
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਜ਼ਰੂਰੀ
ਮਜਬੂਰ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲੀ ਤੁਰੰਤ ਕਾਰਵਾਈ
🇵🇰Urdu
فوری
مجبور فوری کارروائی
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
紧迫的
强制立即采取行动
🇯🇵Japanese
緊急
説得力のある即時行動
🇰🇷Korean
긴급한
설득력 있는 즉각적인 조치
🇻🇳Vietnamese
cấp bách
thuyết phục hành động ngay lập tức
🇹🇭Thai
ด่วน
การดำเนินการทันทีที่น่าสนใจ
🇮🇩Indonesian
mendesak
tindakan mendesak yang mendesak
🇵🇭Filipino
apurahan
mapilit na agarang aksyon
🇲🇾Malay
mendesak
tindakan segera yang memaksa
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
عاجل
اتخاذ إجراءات فورية مقنعة
🇮🇷Persian
فوری
اقدام فوری قانع کننده
🇹🇷Turkish
acil
acil eyleme zorlayıcı
🇮🇱Hebrew
דָחוּף
פעולה מיידית משכנעת
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'urgent'?
The primary meaning of 'urgent' is 'compelling immediate action'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'urgent' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'urgent' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'urgent' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'urgent' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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